Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems say
Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems sayImage source, PA MediaByOlivia IrelandPublished8 minutes agoThe Liberal Democrats have urged Andy Burnham to stop the "bonfire of patient safety" as part of the government's plans to modernise the NHS. Healthwatch England (HWE), an independent body which represents the views of patients at their local health and social care providers, is set to be scrapped under the NHS Modernisation Bill. The Health Service Safety Investigation Bureau (HSSIB), which carries out patient safety investigations, is also being abolished.
- ▪Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems sayImage source, PA MediaByOlivia IrelandPublished8 minutes agoThe Liberal Democrats have urged Andy Burnham to stop the "bonfire of patient safety" as part of the governme
- ▪Healthwatch England (HWE), an independent body which represents the views of patients at their local health and social care providers, is set to be scrapped under the NHS Modernisation Bill.
- ▪The Health Service Safety Investigation Bureau (HSSIB), which carries out patient safety investigations, is also being abolished.
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Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems sayImage source, PA MediaByOlivia IrelandPublished8 minutes agoThe Liberal Democrats have urged Andy Burnham to stop the "bonfire of patient safety" as part of the government's plans to modernise the NHS. Healthwatch England (HWE), an independent body which represents the views of patients at their local health and social care providers, is set to be scrapped under the NHS Modernisation Bill. The Health Service Safety Investigation Bureau (HSSIB), which carries out patient safety investigations, is also being abolished. The government says its changes will strip back bureaucracy and improve patient safety.
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