Welsh NHS is striving for excellence, says Health Minister following Francis report
WALES'S Health Minister has spoken out following a damning report which says the NHS must make fundamental changes.
The conclusion by the Francis inquiry came after a £13million investigation into abuse and neglect at Stafford Hospital.
It said the failings went from the top to the bottom of the NHS.
The 1,781-page report catalogued missed opportunities between 2005 and 2008 and said the findings still had relevance today, four years after they first came to light in a 2009 report by the Healthcare Commission.
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Minister Lesley Griffiths said: "I believe in Wales we have robust systems in place to ensure quality and safety are at the heart of NHS care.
"A recent survey showed 92 per cent of people here are satisfied with that care. However, we are not complacent.
"We are striving for excellence and will examine the Francis report in detail to see what can be learnt to ensure the systemic failures of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust are never part of the culture of the NHS here in Wales."
Comments
by Joshy101
Friday, February 08 2013, 5:14PM
“Well it's very interesting to hear that in wales a similar situation won't happen. It's such a shame that politicians don't take any responsibility for what happened, just jump up n down to say what they think we want to hear.
In Wales of course, we have our own Stafford situation except the media and politicians are all in cahoots to pretend everything is hunky dory and hide it away from public scrutiny.
You just need to go to Morriston A&E any time to count how many patients are queuing in Ambulances and count up how many hundreds of beds have been closed in Swansea. Just two years ago an experienced nurse was bullied out by senior managers and blamed, and now the same has happened to another experienced whistleblower. How many more patients are to die on the trolleys uncared for before the ruthless staff intimidation by senior incompetent managers is exposed?
Just ask how many of our loved ones have been left for hours and hours uncared for, or being allowed to die unnoticed by staff run off their feet?”