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dipsydoodle

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Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:01 AM Mar 2013

No more covering up errors, NHS told

The NHS will have a legal duty to be honest about mistakes as part of an overhaul of the system in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal.

The move is part of a package of measures to put patients at the heart of the health service, ministers said.

There will also be a new ratings system for hospitals and care homes, while changes to nurse training will be piloted.

It comes after the public inquiry claimed patients had been "betrayed".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21922998

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