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NHS a decade after the Francis report
A decade after the Francis report: let’s build on the success of the care certificate
BMJ 2023; 381 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p827 (Published 14 April 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;381:p827
- Jill Manthorpe, professor of social work,
- Carl Purcell, research fellow
- King’s College London, London, UK
- jill.manthorpe{at}kcl.ac.uk
In this simultaneously thought provoking and depressing overview of the 10th anniversary of the Francis report,1 Martin and colleagues might also include the introduction of the care certificate.
The care certificate was introduced after the Cavendish response2 to the Francis report and the government’s subsequent acknowledgment that all healthcare assistants …
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