Devastated families left without answers as avoidable death and harm incidents aren’t being investigated properly by hospitals across England

Devastated families left without answers as avoidable death and harm incidents aren’t being investigated properly by hospitals across England Nearly three quarters of hospital investigations into complaints about avoidable harm and death claimed there were no failings in the care given, despite the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigations of the same incidents uncovering serious failings.

See also:

• NHS watchdog slams hospitals' handling of patient complaints The Guardian
• NHS hospitals 'too quick to absolve staff of blame in wake of serious errors' The Independent