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The NHS will have a legal duty to be honest about mistakes as part of an overhaul of the system in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal.
The move is part of a package of measures in England to put patients at the heart of the NHS, ministers said.
There will also be a new ratings system for hospitals and care homes, while changes to nurse training will be piloted.
It comes after the public inquiry claimed patients had been "betrayed".
The harrowing neglect and abuse at the hospital between 2005 to 2008 which led to needless deaths has already been well documented.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21922998
The move is part of a package of measures in England to put patients at the heart of the NHS, ministers said.
There will also be a new ratings system for hospitals and care homes, while changes to nurse training will be piloted.
It comes after the public inquiry claimed patients had been "betrayed".
The harrowing neglect and abuse at the hospital between 2005 to 2008 which led to needless deaths has already been well documented.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21922998