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Figures released by the RCN show that over 1,700 jobs are being cut at four of the five trusts which are being investigated for high mortality rates. The figures which were obtained through the Frontline First campaign show that 510 jobs will go at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, 128 at Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 218 at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and 873 at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Dr Peter Carter is quoted in several newspapers including The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express and The Daily Mail saying: “The appalling events at Mid Staffs were caused by a combination of an unacceptable culture, poor leadership and a board who put finance before patients. This focus on finance saw the trust reduce nursing numbers to dangerous levels. “Trusts cannot be allowed to let staffing levels, particularly clinical posts such as nurses, fall to unsafe levels. Trusts cannot keep cutting posts without disastrous consequences.”
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Yesterday, Robert Francis QC published the results of his public inquiry into deaths at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The full report and executive summary can be found on the inquiry’s website. Robert Francis made 290 recommendations, saying that ‘fundamental change’ was needed to restore public confidence in the NHS. Francis said that there was a culture of poor care but that responsibility rested with the hospital’s board.
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The Daily Telegraph contains a blog by Cristiana Odone discussing what can be done to avoid another situation like Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust. Christina discusses the tips Dr Peter Carter gave her recently, including greater involvement in families helping out and having more flexible visiting hours. /
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NHS managers are incentivised to ignore problems The Daily Telegraph reports incentives at the heart of the NHS mean it is better for managers to quietly run hospitals into the ground rather than admit they are failing, according to an expert who helped uncover the poor care at Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust. Roger Taylor, co-founder of the health information service Dr Foster, said chief executives of failing hospitals tended to cut costs, cross their fingers and “hope that no one notices” the decline in quality.
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Dr Peter Carter’s interview with Sunday Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph contains an interview with Dr Carter on why healthcare assistants need better training and regulation. Dr Carter said patients are being put at risk because some staff on hospital wards for older people have less than an hour’s training. NHS Trusts can offer training to healthcare assistants, but are not obliged to. No records are held to show how much training an average worker receives before starting. Dr Peter Carter’s interview with Saturday’s Times The Times contains an interview with Dr Carter, warning that a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal, is inevitable. Dr Carter said the cuts in nursing staff, low morale and pressure to meet financial targets had created an atmosphere of fear and put patients at greater risk of poor care and neglect.
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