Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

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SOURCE DAILY MAIL: Hospital 'box-tick' culture that cost hundreds of lives in biggest NHS scandal in living memory

The report blames managers who cut costs and reduced staffing levels in an attempt to hit Labour’s ‘efficiency’ targets and win foundation status. Hundreds of patients may have died unnecessarily. Whitehall sources said, ‘We can’t tolerate a situation where hospitals are meeting all the targets, ticking all the boxes, and the reality is people are drinking water out of vases and sitting in their own excrement.’

BBC NEWS: Stafford Hospital report: At a glance

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