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He also claimed he *understood why people wanted him to quit over the Stafford Hospital scandal but he will not step down early
The head of the NHS has admitted for the first time that medics make too many preventable mistakes ? but he will not step down until March as planned.
Chief executive Sir David Nicholson also claimed he *understood why people wanted him to quit over his role in the Stafford Hospital scandal.
He added: ?I?ve accounted for what I did. I completely accept patients and carers being critical of me.?
Sir David spoke after it was revealed in May more than 750 patients have had a surgical instrument left inside them or had the wrong body part operated on since 2009.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-chief-executive-sir-david-2043612
The head of the NHS has admitted for the first time that medics make too many preventable mistakes ? but he will not step down until March as planned.
Chief executive Sir David Nicholson also claimed he *understood why people wanted him to quit over his role in the Stafford Hospital scandal.
He added: ?I?ve accounted for what I did. I completely accept patients and carers being critical of me.?
Sir David spoke after it was revealed in May more than 750 patients have had a surgical instrument left inside them or had the wrong body part operated on since 2009.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-chief-executive-sir-david-2043612