'Little progress' for NHS patient safety over past 20 years, says chief inspector of hospitals

'Little progress' for NHS patient safety over past 20 years, says chief inspector of hospitals “Little progress” has been made improving patient safety in the NHS over the past 20 years, the top health service watchdog has said.

Serious accidents such as surgery on the wrong part of the body remain commonplace due to an “insidious” culture of defensiveness and blame, the Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said. The Daily Telegraph