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Readers panel: is the NHS heading towards another Mid Staffs-style care scandal?

It has been four years since Sir Robert Francis’ report on poor care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Some experts fear current pressures mean the NHS is at risk of a similar catastrophe. Nursing Standard readers have their say. 
Posted 09 March 2017 - 08:07
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