There is “no room for denial, suppression or spin in the NHS” Banbury MP Sir Tony Baldry told the Commons at a debate into hospital death rates.
The Conservative – speaking as action on 14 hospital trusts was announced on Tuesday – said there must be “total transparency, accountability and a Care Quality Commission [regulator] that performs properly and professionally”.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt said Sir Tony “speaks wisely, because the first step towards sorting out these problems is to have a system that Ministers cannot interfere with”.
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