What would make neonatal units safer for babies? | Letters

Dr Pamela S Melding highlights how New Zealand has created a healthcare culture where patient safety, interests and consent are the overriding principles. Plus letters from Mark Hanson , Paul Whiteing and a reader who lost her baby I support Mark McDonald’s submission that the Thirlwall recommendations will lead to more blame and suspicion in the NHS ( 17 October ). We often hear of hospital scandals where trusts are intent on preserving their reputations, internal inquiries go nowhere, defensive clinical staff deflect blame on to others, non‑disclosure to patients of errors and “lessons learned” rhetoric that is quickly forgotten. There is also an industry of ambulance-chasing lawyers. None of this is conducive to a no-blame, honest, open culture in healthcare. The Thirlwall recommendatio

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