Mid Staffordshire Inquiry

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Fiddling with figures a crime

It will become a criminal offence for NHS care providers and senior managers to submit misleading data, under plans released
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NHS CB tries to spot further Mid Staffs’

The NHS Commissioning Board has ordered an immediate inquiry into the five hospitals that show up as outliers on the
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Itā€™s big, but is it clever?

Robert Francisā€™ final report into the Mid Staffordshire scandal is huge, but will its impact be in proportion to its
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Francis call for standards backed by law

Robert Francis QC has called for the publication of a list of fundamental standards defining basic NHS care at the
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Francis calls for records and open data

Robert Francis QC has backed investment in electronic patient records and the wider publication of NHS data at the end
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Indicators and placards

The Mid Staffs scandal has already left one legacy, in the form of a new mortality indicator for the NHS.
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