Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Statement by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL Deb, col 858–61), what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a change of culture within the National Health Service.[HL3543]
Answer
The Government published its further response to the report of the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust on 19 November 2013. The response set out a comprehensive programme that seeks to ensure the National Health Service has a consistently safe, effective and compassionate culture of care. The response, Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, has already been placed in the Library.