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The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, described the Berwick review as "a fantastic report from a world renowned expert on patient safety". He added that it was a strong endorsement of all the government had delivered since the Francis report, "including on transparency, putting patients first, duty of candour and CQC [Care Quality Commission] reform".
Some healthcare organisations did not see it that way. The Patients Association was scathing about the lack of backing for action. "What practical action will be taken to ensure that the NHS, including primary care, is an open and transparent system in which individuals, as well as organisations, are held to account for their actions? Above all, when will all 290 recommendations made by Francis be implemented in full?"
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/07/berwick-review-nhs-regulators-analysis
Some healthcare organisations did not see it that way. The Patients Association was scathing about the lack of backing for action. "What practical action will be taken to ensure that the NHS, including primary care, is an open and transparent system in which individuals, as well as organisations, are held to account for their actions? Above all, when will all 290 recommendations made by Francis be implemented in full?"
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/07/berwick-review-nhs-regulators-analysis