(not satire - it's coalition Britain!)
A lot of people have been quite rightly asking how the Mid-Staffordshire NHS scandal could have happened.
The answer is actually very simple but extremely under-reported.
The cause was staff shortages due to cost cutting by management.
In other words - austerity.
Strange as it may seem - despite the fact that the scandal happened at a time the Labour government was pouring money into the NHS - the report by Robert Francis QC into the scandal found Mid Staffordshire NHS bosses were cutting costs and staffing levels in a mad dash to win foundation status which is why patients were deprived of even basic care such as food and water.
A lot of people have been quite rightly asking how the Mid-Staffordshire NHS scandal could have happened.
The answer is actually very simple but extremely under-reported.
The cause was staff shortages due to cost cutting by management.
In other words - austerity.
Strange as it may seem - despite the fact that the scandal happened at a time the Labour government was pouring money into the NHS - the report by Robert Francis QC into the scandal found Mid Staffordshire NHS bosses were cutting costs and staffing levels in a mad dash to win foundation status which is why patients were deprived of even basic care such as food and water.
