Department of Health: Response to Shipman Inquiry
03 February 2005
The Government has moved to help protect patients from poor medical practice and misconduct. Health Secretary John Reid has tasked Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, with leading a review into patient safety as part of the Department of Health’s response to the Shipman Inquiry.
The Chief Medical Officer will report later this year to minimise any delay to the introduction of measures to both improve patient safety and ensure doctors are fit to practice. The review will inform the Department of Health’s patient protection measures.
The review will seek to draw on the findings of the Shipman Inquiry and the relevant other inquiries into the instances of poor clinical performance.
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