Independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust January 2005 – March 2009 Volume I
The purpose of the Inquiry
- Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust resulted in an investigation by the Healthcare Commission (HCC) which published a highly critical report in March 2009. This was followed by two reviews commissioned by the Department of Health. These investigations gave rise to widespread public concern and a loss of confidence in the Trust, its services and management.
- This Inquiry was set up by the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Health, primarily to give those most affected by poor care an opportunity to tell their stories and to ensure that the lessons to be learned from those experiences were fully taken into account in the rebuilding of confidence in the Trust. The period reviewed by the Inquiry was principally January 2005 to March 2009.
- The terms of reference also allowed the Inquiry to gather the views and experience of the staff at the Trust and to seek explanations from management, including the directors, for what happened. It was not the intention that the Inquiry should be a forum for bringing individuals to account but the opportunity has been taken to examine the processes of accountability.
- There has been considerable public concern about the significance of the mortality statistics which prompted the HCC’s investigation. The Inquiry undertook a consideration of the significance to be attached to these figures.
- The Inquiry was urged to investigate the role of a number of external agencies in the failure to detect and act on the deficiencies revealed by the HCC investigation, but the terms of reference set did not permit it to do so. It has, however, received a considerable body of opinion on that issue.
Published : 24th February 2010
Publisher : The Stationery Office [ More From This Publisher ]
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