This briefing provides background to the public inquiry led by Robert Francis QC into serious failings in care at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust before 2009. It also provides some information on the Government’s initial response to the Francis report, which was published on 6 February 2013.
The Francis Report (Report of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry) and the Government’s response (98 KB, PDF)
This briefing provides background to the public inquiry led by Robert Francis QC, established to examine why serious failures in care at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust before 2009 were not acted on sooner by the various responsible organisations. It also provides some information on earlier reviews, and the Government’s initial response to the Francis report, which was published on 6 February 2013. Information on the Government's detailed response to each of the Francis report's 290 recommendations can be found in Hard Truths, the Journey to Putting Patients First, published on 19 November 2013.
The Francis Report (Report of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry) and the Government’s response (98 KB, PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘e-petition 259892, relating to relating to air ambulance funding’ has been scheduled for Monday 26 April 2021 from 4:30-6:00pm. The debate has been initiated by Martyn Day MP.
This briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in England, as well as Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
This Commons Library briefing addresses commonly asked questions about the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.
