NHS has a 'cover-up culture' over failings

HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS has a “culture of cover-up” as he apologised for failures that are said to have left a woman permanently disabled.

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He told MPs there is “too much of that happening” in the NHS, and that reputations are protected instead of patients being told the truth.

The minister's comments came after Labour MP Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth) told him about the experience of a woman in his constituency who suffered from nerve damage after a hip operation, but was told her pain was “common”.

Mr Moon said: “A couple of weeks ago at my constituency surgery, through the tears, my constituent Amy explained how, following a hip operation in 2008, she suffered progressive nerve damage due to repeated failures in diagnosis, referral and treatment.

“Despite raising concerns for years, she was told her pain was common.