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The NHS "became too powerful to criticise" despite many patients receiving a "wholly unsatisfactory" service, the health regulator has said.
David Prior told the Daily Telegraph that even the most senior staff were afraid of speaking out.
The Care Quality Commission chairman said the NHS should not be treated as a "national religion" beyond criticism.
He said the health service was becoming more honest about failings, which made it more likely they would be addressed.
Mr Prior warned that the service's perceived status had left some areas of care "out of control" because honesty about failings was not tolerated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25475354
David Prior told the Daily Telegraph that even the most senior staff were afraid of speaking out.
The Care Quality Commission chairman said the NHS should not be treated as a "national religion" beyond criticism.
He said the health service was becoming more honest about failings, which made it more likely they would be addressed.
Mr Prior warned that the service's perceived status had left some areas of care "out of control" because honesty about failings was not tolerated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25475354