Hunt praises whistleblowers
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- Published: Thursday, 06 February 2014 07:23
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Writing in the Telegraph to mark the first anniversary of the Francis report Secretary of State for health, Jeremy Hunt, said that a "culture of openness" is spreading through the NHS. Almost 1000 whistleblowers are reporting poor care every month. The service has started to move on with ‘compassionate care’ replacing ‘tick box targets’.
In his article Mr Hunt wrote: "Across the NHS, people have started to call these changes 'the Francis effect': a tangible shift in priorities in our hospitals. The NHS is crossing the Rubicon, with 'compassionate care' starting to replace 'tick box targets' as the major focus on boards and wards.
“Credit for this must go to the whistleblowers who battled bullying and harassment to get a public enquiry into Mid Staffs. We have now put in place new structures to encourage trusts and individuals to be equally candid: the number of whistleblowers contacting the CQC is on the up, with 7,626 contacts recorded for this financial year to date.”
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