An expert taskforce is to be sent into a hospital after inspectors uncovered a litany of grisly failings.
They have been called in by watchdogs who found floors and curtains stained with blood, blood-spattered trays used to carry implements, soiled mattresses and mouldy breathing machines. Inspectors also highlighted higher-than-expected death rates at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates two hospitals in Essex.
The findings emerged after a surprise visit, just weeks after another official report rated the trust as 'good'...
Source: The Metro
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With the news that they are now looking at another eight foundation hospitals, you aren't going to be short of material for this blog in the future, are you..?
"Foundation" Trusts eh? Looks like the whole structure is going to collapse then....
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