Nursing ‘callousness’? Context is everything..
When I wrote my first post exposing the flaws in the ‘HSMR’ mortality statistics that appeared to identify ‘excess’ mortality at Stafford hospital, and exposing the even bigger flaws in […]
Tag Archives: Francis Report
Desperate measures: press twists while 50k march for Stafford
Yesterday, some 50,000 people packed the streets, squares and parks of Stafford to march in support of their local hospital and against plans by Monitor, backed by the Department of […]
Nicholson: Tory ‘knives’ about closing hospitals not preventing deaths
The knives are out for NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson. In spite of the conclusion of the Francis Report on events at Stafford hospital and public backing from both […]
Mid Staffs death-rate debate with journalist Shaun Lintern
Following a discussion on Twitter earlier today with Midlands journalist Shaun Lintern and various others today, it was agreed (because of the limitations of the 140-character format) that Shaun would […]
The real Mid Staffs story: one ‘excess’ death, if that
What I’m about to write is likely to make me very unpopular with some people. While I’d prefer to avoid that, the issues and the truth about them are too […]
The Mid Staffs lesson you WON’T hear from Francis or the Tories
I wrote on Saturday about the Francis Report into the Mid Staffs NHS (MSNHS) ‘failings’ and tragedy, and the reasons why David Cameron was remarkably circumspect in his statement in […]
Mid Staffs: why Cameron was circumspect and we should worry
I had the privilege of spending a couple of evenings in Parliament this week, including Wednesday evening, after David Cameron’s announcement – and apology – on the ‘Francis Report’ into […]