Department of Health considers Francis Report reccomendations

Saturday, 8 February 2014 00:00

The Department of Health will implement a number of recommendations put forward in the recent Francis Report.

The report was commissioned by the NHS in light of serious failings at the mid-Staffordshire acute hospital trust.

Of the 290 recommendations put forward the department say over 230 are applicable to the way the Island’s health service is delivered.

A number of these suggestions will be implemented over time coming at a cost.

Member for health MLC Dudley Butt says an updated computer system is currently a big priority:

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