‘NHS failings cause 1,600 child deaths every year’

Published on 19 February 2013 at 10:15

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More than one in four child deaths were the result of “identifiable failures” in medical care, and 43 per cent involved “potentially avoidable factors”, the government will tell parliament today as it unveils a new plan to cut child mortality.
The plan will see a nationwide child care review, creation of a new group to monitor child health and improved data sharing among medical professionals.
The plan comes a week after a damning report into patient care at Stafford hospital found up to 1,200 people had died through neglect.

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