Here’s a news roundup;
Stafford General Hospital
This was the main hospital in a trust which saw a great many
unnecessary deaths (600 to 1200).
No Doctor’s were disciplined and only a handful of nurses –
no managers at all.
The trust went bankrupt and went into administration under
the control of a liquidater. There have been a lot of protests – patients and
staff were due to be punished twice over – first the abuse and deaths and then
the loss of the hospital.
Maturnity is saved although Paediatrics will be lost. People
power (25000 on a march) had an effect. The hospital survives and will be given
University Hospital status. In a way it’s a happy ending although the local MP
is rightly saying the struggle isn’t over yet.
Meanwhile;
Colchester General Hospital…
….had a climate of bullying which meant that staff were
forced into forging cancer statistics to make it look as though targets were
being met when they weren’t.
Today, ‘By mutual consent’, the Chief executive has resigned.
Police are investigating.
What payoff was given to ease the pain?
Neil Harris
(a don’t stop till you drop production)
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