We need to ditch individual blame
Wendy Johnson Head, Safeguarding adults at Risk and nursing lead for learning disabilities at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon
Will rethinking the concept of responsibility and accountability shift the blame culture in the NHS?
There is no doubt that much progress has been made in improving the NHS safety culture since the Francis report into the care of patients at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Learning Disability Practice.
21, 5, 15-15.
doi: 10.7748/ldp.21.5.15.s15
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