Documents disappear in NHS cover-up culture – Ombudsman
There is a “cover-up culture” in the NHS, with some hospitals concealing evidence when patient care goes wrong, the health ombudsman has warned.
Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, has described how he had to confront the altering and disappearance of crucial documents after patients had died.
Some parts of the NHS still put “reputation management” ahead of opening up to patients and their
