What is the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry?

The public inquiry began in July 2010. Its remit was to investigate what a wide range of commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies and systems in the NHS had done to detect poor care at Stafford and to intervene.

What happened in the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry?

It has taken more than 2 years of deliberation, evidence from more than 200 witnesses, and cost over £13 million, but last week the second Francis inquiry finally delivered its damning verdict on why, between 2005 and 2009, hundreds of patients may have died needlessly and countless more suffered appalling violations …

What does Foundation Trust mean in NHS?

A Foundation Trust is an NHS organisation which gives greater opportunities for people, patients and staff who have a genuine interest in the Trust to have more of a say about the way in which services are provided.

What were the key issues that led to the failures in Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust?

Mid Staffs inquiry calls care failings a ‘disaster’

• patients being left in soiled bedding.
• patients not given ready access to food and water.
• chronic staff shortages.
• failure in the leadership of the hospital.
• a culture in which staff members who had concerns about failures in care were discouraged from speaking out.

What has happened since the Francis report?

The Health Secretary highlighted a number of changes since the Francis Inquiry, including: An extra 2,400 hospital nurses hired since the Francis report, with over 3,300 more nurses working on NHS hospital wards and 6,000 more clinical staff overall since May 2010.

What is the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal?

The Stafford Hospital scandal concerns poor care and high mortality rates amongst patients at the Stafford Hospital, Stafford, England, in the late 2000s. The hospital was run by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and supervised by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.

What is the difference between NHS and NHS Trust?

1. What is an NHS foundation trust? Foundation trusts are a different type of NHS organisation with a stronger local influence. Foundation trust hospitals are still part of the NHS and will continue to treat patients according to NHS principles of free healthcare according to need, not the ability to pay.

What is the aim of the NHS Foundation Trust?

To deliver world-class clinical care to the children we treat. To undertake innovative research that will lead to new and improved treatments for children everywhere. To share our expertise through education and the training of children’s healthcare professionals so that more children benefit from our work.

What happened at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust?

In 2014, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt backed calls to close down Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The trust ceased to provide services on 2 November 2014 and has been formally dissolved. Stafford and Cannock hospitals have continued to operate but are now run by different providers.

What are the main findings of the Francis report?

The Francis Report: Key Findings

• Openness: in order to enable concerns to be raised and disclosed freely without fear, and for questions to be answered;
• Transparency: which will allow accurate information concerning performance and outcomes to be shared;

What was the result of the Francis report?

It is their efforts that have made the Francis Inquiry a turning point in NHS history. An extra 2,400 hospital nurses hired since the Francis report, with over 3,300 more nurses working on NHS hospital wards and 6,000 more clinical staff overall since May 2010.

Why did the Francis Report happen?

The Francis Report was published based on a public inquiry into poor care at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The report examined what led to poor standards of care at the hospital, unnecessary patient deaths and why the warning signs of serious failings were not recognised.

What was the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry?

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When was the Francis report on Mid Staffordshire published?

The Francis Inquiry report was published on 6 February 2013 and examined the causes of the failings in care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2005 and 2009.

Why was Stafford Hospital known as Mid Staffs scandal?

It is commonly known as the Mid Staffs scandal because Stafford hospital was and is run by the Mid Staffordshire NHS hospital trust, which in 2008 acquired foundation trust status, making it semi-independent of Department of Health (DH) control.

When did the public inquiry into Mid Staffs begin?

The public inquiry began in July 2010. Its remit was to investigate what a wide range of commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies and systems in the NHS had done to detect poor care at Stafford and to intervene.