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Duty of candour in NHS ‘does not work and needs urgent review’, inquiry told

Former senior ombudsman Sir Rob Behrens was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How the NHS ‘culture of concealment and denial’ hurts patients

In today’s newsletter: Amid many other crises, the standard of NHS care for patients’ families is declining – this is what it feels like

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NHS ombudsman Rob Behrens: ‘There are serious issues of concern’

The outgoing watchdog for England says there are still ‘too many examples of care not being safe’

The Guardian - UK

NHS ombudsman warns hospitals are cynically burying evidence of poor care

Exclusive: Rob Behrens says ministers and health leaders are doing too little to end ‘cover-up culture’ in England

The Guardian - UK

Cancer patients may be at risk due to overstretched NHS staff, ombudsman warns

Problem rooted in staffing levels and unsustainable pressure on exhausted employees, complaints body for NHS in England says

The Guardian - UK

Why a doctor's empathy is important for keeping patients safe

Avoiding fatal patient safety failures requires “a more empathetic and collaborative approach from doctors”, the UK’s parliamentary and health service ombudsman, Rob Behrens, recently argued in The Times.

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Complaints about poor NHS dental services rise 66% in five years

Exclusive: Standard of care, exorbitant fees and difficulty getting treatment among 1,982 issues reported in 2022-23

The Guardian - UK

Sepsis killing too many as lessons not learned, warns NHS watchdog

Damning report by health service ombudsman says hospitals must make urgent improvements to avoid more fatalities

The Guardian - UK

Lessons ‘not being learned’ from sepsis failings, ombudsman warns

The new report said the ‘same serious failings are still happening’ 10 years after the publication of a previous document.

The Independent UK

NHS ombudsman warns Sciensus that patients ‘should not be ignored’

Exclusive: boss of courier given 28 days to improve complaints system after reports of vital drugs being delayed or missed

The Guardian - UK

NHS ombudsman calls on trust chief to withdraw ‘not accurate’ remarks

Rob Behrens writes to head of Norfolk and Suffolk trust over claim to committee that questioned him about patient deaths report

The Guardian - UK

Letby inquiry must also examine NHS ‘cover-up culture’, says ombudsman

Exclusive: Rob Behrens wants inquiry to look into why hospital chiefs often ignore safety concerns and victimise whistleblowers

The Guardian - UK

Labour will examine NHS weekend working in wake of teenager’s death – Streeting

The shadow health secretary was asked about criticism of weekend staffing levels following the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills.

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Lucy Letby case: more babies face harm unless NHS ends ‘defensive leadership’

Exclusive: Ombudsman Rob Behrens hits out at ‘unacceptable attitudes to whistleblowing’ and calls for urgent change

The Independent UK

Chilling warning that scandals across NHS will be covered up as staff say whistleblowers are ignored

In wake of missed chances to catch killer nurse Lucy Letby, figures show doctors and nurses’ widespread concerns about sounding the alarm

The Independent UK

Watchdog backs Lucy Letby public inquiry and warns of need to root out NHS ‘culture of fear’

‘Culture of fear in NHS trusts is not isolated to this case’, warns health ombudsman Rob Behrens

The Independent UK

Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

It comes amid debate over the type of inquiry to be held into nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes.

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The Independent UK

NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens has set out his views in a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

The Independent UK

Babies could have been saved if hospital acted sooner, consultants say

Dr Stephen Brearey and Dr Ravi Jayaram, who worked on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, raised concerns about Letby in 2015.

The Independent UK

Pensioner died with operable brain tumour after scans ‘not properly monitored’

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that May Ashford, who died aged 71 in 2015, was not offered surgery until it was too late.

The Independent UK

Calls to overhaul doctor training to end ‘cover-up culture’ leading to avoidable NHS deaths

Health ombudsman warned there is an ‘ingrained defensiveness’ when it comes to patients being harmed or suffering avoidable death which must end

The Independent UK

Ombudsman finds ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS when patients are harmed

Rob Behrens cited incidents in which ‘patients have been lied to’ or their care plans were ‘altered after they died’ to hide errors.

The Guardian - UK

Mothers and babies being put at risk due to unsafe NHS maternity services, report says

NHS ombudsman says more tragedies will occur unless decisive action in taken

The Independent UK

More maternity tragedies will occur unless rapid changes are made – report

Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens said the cases his office had heard were ‘extremely distressing’.

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