CURRENT NHS CEO NICHOLSON ‘PUSHED FOR TRUST STATUS’.

BURNHAM REFUSAL TO HOLD PUBLIC INQUIRY ‘HIDES FACT THAT HE SIGNED OFF A SHAMBLES’ ALLEGES HEAD OF CURE THE NHS

In an exclusive interview with The Slog this afternoon, Julie Bailey the Head of
campaigning site Cure the NHS blew the lid off The Big Secret behind Andy Burnham’s refusal to hold a public enquiry: as Junior Health Minister in June 2007, Baily claims, Burnham signed off Stafford’s third-stage process of elevation to Foundation Trust Status.

For some reason, if he did do this, Burnham signed off stage three of the four-stage process despite the hospital having FOUR high-alerts for negligence against its name.

Julie told us:

“We have the document he signed. And we have proof that the Stafford Strategic Health Authority CEO David Nicholson lobbied hard for this to happen”.

Nicholson is now CEO of the whole NHS. And Nicholson’s Deputy at the time Cynthia Bower now runs the Care Quality Commission.

If true, this might represent what New Labour tends to call ‘rewarding failure’

“We’ve had report after report but no truth” she told The Slog, “but the Conservatives will have a fully public inquiry if elected – we have Andrew Lansley’s word on that. He’s coming to see us this afternoon.” Lansley is the Shadow Health Minister.

The Tories are obviously smelling blood.

Yesterday, The Slog led the pack in revealing Inquiry solicitors Leigh Day’s original involvement in the David Kelly Inquiry. We have a long-standing interest in Stafford’s signs of social meltdown and Government/judicial cover-up. These latest allegations will only add fuel to the flames….and increase demands for more transparency about social and NHS care generally.