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The article states that Cynthia Bower "admitted" that the situation at Stafford Hospital "wasn’t on her radar". This is untrue as she was the Chief Executive of the NHS West Midlands, which Stafford Hospital belongs to, at the time of the failings brought to light because of the investigation by the Healthcare Commission. 109.150.227.167 ( talk) 17:19, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
Reference 1 of this article is taken from a Daily Mail article from February 2012, a year before the Francis Report was published. The actual article states: "A separate report later this year is expected to throw the spotlight on Miss Bower over the hospital scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust where as many as 1,200 patients may have died due to poor care." This is pure speculation, and based on Hospital Standard Mortality Rate figures that cannot be used to calculate excess deaths. These figures do not appear anywhere in the Francis Report, published in February of 2013. It is therefore completely inaccurate to claim that the Inquiry found that these deaths to have occurred, as this is not stated in the reference article, only speculated. The Daily Mail, an openly Conservative newspaper, has a well-known reputation for having a highly subjective and editorially biased view against the NHS.
And to the Wikipedia contributor who reverted my edit of the NHS West Midlands section of this article after only 29 minutes, claiming that the "source supports original text", when the source is speculatory, inaccurate and misleading - these are three standards that are surely unacceptable on a website that aims to be accurate and factual at all times? ( talk) 16:58, 16 April 2015 (UTC) ( talk) 23:02, 3 September 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Huffy1968 ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
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The article states that Cynthia Bower "admitted" that the situation at Stafford Hospital "wasn’t on her radar". This is untrue as she was the Chief Executive of the NHS West Midlands, which Stafford Hospital belongs to, at the time of the failings brought to light because of the investigation by the Healthcare Commission. 109.150.227.167 ( talk) 17:19, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
Reference 1 of this article is taken from a Daily Mail article from February 2012, a year before the Francis Report was published. The actual article states: "A separate report later this year is expected to throw the spotlight on Miss Bower over the hospital scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust where as many as 1,200 patients may have died due to poor care." This is pure speculation, and based on Hospital Standard Mortality Rate figures that cannot be used to calculate excess deaths. These figures do not appear anywhere in the Francis Report, published in February of 2013. It is therefore completely inaccurate to claim that the Inquiry found that these deaths to have occurred, as this is not stated in the reference article, only speculated. The Daily Mail, an openly Conservative newspaper, has a well-known reputation for having a highly subjective and editorially biased view against the NHS.
And to the Wikipedia contributor who reverted my edit of the NHS West Midlands section of this article after only 29 minutes, claiming that the "source supports original text", when the source is speculatory, inaccurate and misleading - these are three standards that are surely unacceptable on a website that aims to be accurate and factual at all times? ( talk) 16:58, 16 April 2015 (UTC) ( talk) 23:02, 3 September 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Huffy1968 ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
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