What was the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal?
The Stafford Hospital scandal concerns poor care and high mortality rates amongst patients at the Stafford Hospital, Stafford, England, during the first decade of the 21st century. The hospital was run by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and supervised by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.
What happened in the Mid Staffordshire NHS 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 happened to the staff at Mid Staffordshire hospital?
What is the Mid Staffs scandal? A disputed estimate [see footnote] suggested that between 400 and 1,200 patients died as a result of poor care over the 50 months between January 2005 and March 2009 at Stafford hospital, a small district general hospital in Staffordshire.
What did the Francis Enquiry result in?
The inquiry focussed on failings within the trust itself and concluded that patients were routinely neglected by a trust which lost sight of its fundamental responsibility to provide safe care.
What did Sir Robert Francis do?
Sir Robert received his knighthood in 2014 for services to healthcare and patients. He has acted as chairman of three inquiries into the care and treatment of mental health service users who have committed homicide.
What was the Stafford Hospital scandal?
It was one of the biggest scandals in the history of the NHS and saw hundreds of patients die. Now the story of Stafford Hospital, told through the eyes of campaigner Julie Bailey, is being brought to screens in new Channel 4 drama The Cure.
What happened to the director of Nursing at Stafford Hospital?
Director of nursing to leave post It’s announced that the director of nursing at Stafford Hospital is to leave and take up a similar role at another hospital trust. Colin Ovington was recruited in 2010 to help improve quality of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Read the full story.
What happened to 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. Who is Julie Bailey?
What is the Stafford Hospital inquiry all about?
The inquiry into avoidable deaths at Stafford Hospital, chaired by Robert Francis QC, is to look at why the health care system tolerated a “terrible standard of service”. It is the fifth inquiry into the higher than expected deaths at Stafford Hospital between 2005 and 2008. Read the full story.