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- The joint response of the Society of Radiographers and the College of Radiographers to the Final Report of the Independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

The joint response of the Society of Radiographers and the College of Radiographers to the Final Report of the Independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Summary
The Society and the College of Radiographers has used the publication of the Francis Report to examine whether there are lessons for our organisation and the radiography profession and workforce. We are mindful that, while no radiographers came under scrutiny in the public inquiry, their work may well have brought them into contact with patients experiencing dreadful standards of care. We followed the inquiry while it was on-going and have looked carefully at the subsequent report and recommendations. The inquiry informed some of our work last year, with the report and recommendations influencing work undertaken in 2013 as well as informing work to be undertaken in 2014. Undoubtedly, too, the inquiry, report and recommendations will resonate within our work well beyond 2014. At the end of our detailed consideration of the report and recommendations, we believe we have a much stronger Code of Professional Conduct with clearly reinforced expectations about values and behaviours, and a range of support, guidance and tools available (or available shortly) to the profession and workforce to help them to ensure that patients are truly and meaningfully at the centre of their work. We are also clear that our function as a professional and a representative body enables us to support our profession and members in delivering excellent, safe and compassionate patient care.
Contents of this document
- Executive Summary (844 words)
- Table of completed, on-going and future actions (933 words)
- 1.0 Introduction (343 words)
- 2.0 Accountability for implementing the recommendations (Recommendations 1-2) (119 words)
- 3.0 Patients as the priority and putting patients first (Recommendations 3 – 8) (190 words)
- 4.0 Fundamental standards of behaviour (Recommendations 9 – 12) (289 words)
- 5.0 A common culture throughout the healthcare system – an integrated hierarchy of standards of service (recommendations 13 – 18) (283 words)
- 6.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, healthcare standards (recommendations 19 – 59) (624 words)
- 7.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, regulating healthcare systems governance – Monitor (recommendations 60 – 86) (33 words)
- 8.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, regulating healthcare systems governance – Health and Safety Executive (recommendations 87 – 90) (177 words)
- 9.0 Enhancement of the role of supportive agencies (recommendations 91 – 108) and Effective complaints handling (recommendations 109 – 122) (17 words)
- 10.0 Commissioning for standards (recommendations 123 – 137) (229 words)
- 11.0 Local scrutiny; Performance management and strategic oversight; Patient, public and local scrutiny (Recommendations 138 – 151) (26 words)
- 12.0 Medical training and education (recommendations 152 – 172) (95 words)
- 13.0 Openness, transparency and candour (recommendations 173 – 184) (413 words)
- 14.0 Nursing (recommendations 185 – 213) (1203 words)
- 15.0 Leadership (recommendations 214 – 221) (87 words)
- 16.0 Professional regulation of fitness to practise (recommendations 222 – 235) (27 words)
- 17.0 Caring for the elderly (but applicable to all patients) (recommendations 236 -243) (145 words)
- 18.0 Information (recommendations 244 – 272) (71 words)
- 19.0 Coroners and inquests (recommendations 273 – 285) (22 words)
- 20.0 Department of Health leadership (286-290) (82 words)
- 21.0 Summary (225 words)
- References (248 words)
- Appendix 1: Society of Radiographers/College of Radiographers: Learning the Lessons from the Francis Working Group (161 words)
- Appendix 2: Patient Safety and the Society of Radiographers and the College of Radiographers: (540 words)
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- Executive Summary
- Table of completed, on-going and future actions
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Accountability for implementing the recommendations (Recommendations 1-2)
- 3.0 Patients as the priority and putting patients first (Recommendations 3 – 8)
- 4.0 Fundamental standards of behaviour (Recommendations 9 – 12)
- 5.0 A common culture throughout the healthcare system – an integrated hierarchy of standards of service (recommendations 13 – 18)
- 6.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, healthcare standards (recommendations 19 – 59)
- 7.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, regulating healthcare systems governance – Monitor (recommendations 60 – 86)
- 8.0 Responsibility for, and effectiveness of, regulating healthcare systems governance – Health and Safety Executive (recommendations 87 – 90)
- 9.0 Enhancement of the role of supportive agencies (recommendations 91 – 108) and Effective complaints handling (recommendations 109 – 122)
- 10.0 Commissioning for standards (recommendations 123 – 137)
- 11.0 Local scrutiny; Performance management and strategic oversight; Patient, public and local scrutiny (Recommendations 138 – 151)
- 12.0 Medical training and education (recommendations 152 – 172)
- 13.0 Openness, transparency and candour (recommendations 173 – 184)
- 14.0 Nursing (recommendations 185 – 213)
- 15.0 Leadership (recommendations 214 – 221)
- 16.0 Professional regulation of fitness to practise (recommendations 222 – 235)
- 17.0 Caring for the elderly (but applicable to all patients) (recommendations 236 -243)
- 18.0 Information (recommendations 244 – 272)
- 19.0 Coroners and inquests (recommendations 273 – 285)
- 20.0 Department of Health leadership (286-290)
- 21.0 Summary
- References
- Appendix 1: Society of Radiographers/College of Radiographers: Learning the Lessons from the Francis Working Group
- Appendix 2: Patient Safety and the Society of Radiographers and the College of Radiographers:
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