Thursday, 2 August 2018

Government must change plans to let hospitals investigate own whistleblowing cases, MP say

Government must change plans to let hospitals investigate own whistleblowing cases, MP say Government plans for a new NHS whistleblowing service have come in for criticism from MPs over “conflict of interest” concerns about letting NHS hospitals investigate themselves.

The introduction of a statutorily independent Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) to investigate cases of compromised patient safety was supported by a joint Lords and Commons committee.

But allowing the HSSIB to accredit NHS trusts and foundation trusts run their run their own internal investigations was a step too far, the committee said. The Independent

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