Exclusive: Shadow health secretary discusses plans for waiting lists and patient safety if Labour wins election
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NHS managers who silence and scapegoat whistleblowers will be banned from working in it, the shadow health secretary has said, as part of a determined drive by Labour to eradicate the health service’s culture of cover-ups.
In an interview with the Guardian, Wes Streeting pledged to push through the formal regulation of NHS managers and warned the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that its inspectors must get much better at exposing risks to patients’ safety in order to regain the confidence of frontline staff.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Exclusive: Shadow health secretary discusses plans for waiting lists and patient safety if Labour wins electionUK election live – latest updatesNHS managers who silence and scapegoat whistleblowers will be banned from working in it, the shadow health secretary has said, as part of a determined drive by Labour to eradicate the health service’s culture of cover-ups.In an interview with the Guardian, Wes Streeting pledged to push through the formal regulation of NHS managers and warned the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that its inspectors must get much better at exposing risks to patients’ safety in order to regain the confidence of frontline staff. Continue reading…
