Labour has been accused of setting a ‘bonfire of patient safety’ with a new Health Bill that rips up key safeguards and removes protections for whistleblowers.
Ministers have made a ‘catastrophic misjudgement’ that risks another scandal on the scale of Mid Staffs unless Andy Burnham intervenes to stop the changes, the Liberal Democrats warn.
The Bill will remove the duty for the NHS to cooperate with the Care Quality Commission, will remove automatic ‘safe space’ protections for whistleblowers and result in the closure of local Healthwatch organisations, which provide independent advocacy for patients and uncover failings.
The Liberal Democrats have tabled amendments to
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