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The government has accepted the recommendations made by Robert Francis, following the public inquiry in to the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced a series of changes to their contract with the NHS for 2014/15 that put a greater focus on patients.

New report proposes a shift in how urgent and emergency care is provided.

A government-backed review into the NHS hospital complaints system calls for significant changes in how the NHS handles complaints and deals with problems with patient safety.

New government report shows there is still a long way to go before people get the complaints system they deserve.

Our Annual Report explains the role of Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch and highlights our activity for the first six months of our life, from 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013.

Our annual report to Parliament outlines the role of Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch, as well as highlighting our activity over our first six months.

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

The Health Select Committee has published a new report looking at the recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust undertaken by Robert Francis QC.

New report highlights the need to put patient safety and experience at the heart of healthcare planning, delivery and evaluation.

New findings from the Keogh Review show while there are examples of good care, there are areas where improvement is urgently required.

The right to complain about an unsatisfactory service is a key consumer right, and one the entire Healthwatch network will champion.