Exclusive research by Nursing Standard shows only half of trusts have revised their policies for speaking out since the Francis report. Jennifer Sprinks reports
When Robert Francis published his report into care failings at Stafford Hospital a year ago, he warned that secrecy and an acceptance of poor standards had emerged at all levels of the NHS.
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