The Scandal
The time period during which the scandal occurred at Stafford Hospital
January 2005 - March 2009
The NHS Foundation Trust responsible for running Stafford Hospital
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
The first organization to become aware of high death rates at Stafford Hospital
The Healthcare Commission (HCC)
The new name given to Stafford Hospital after the scandal
County Hospital
The government department responsible for the National Health Service
The Department of Health
The main risk event that occurred at Stafford Hospital
Failure of care to patients
The chief executive of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust who was suspended and later left
Martin Yeates
The number of public inquiries led by Robert Francis QC
2
The average amount of compensation paid to affected families
11,000
The type of trust status Mid Staffordshire applied for, granting more independence
Foundation trust status
The estimated number of excess deaths that may have occurred due to poor care
400 to 1200
The chair of the public inquiry into the scandal
Robert Francis QC
The year the first Francis report was published, making 18 recommendations
2010
The action taken regarding Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust's status
Dissolution and transfer of services to neighboring trusts
The amount Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust attempted to save through cost-cutting measures
Ten Million
The name of the local pressure group set up by a patient's daughter in 2007
Cure the NHS
The regulatory body that suspended and struck off several nurses involved in the scandal
What is the UK nursing regulator
The type of inquiry commissioned in June 2010 following the first Francis report
A full public inquiry
The change made to accident and emergency provision at Stafford Hospital
Downgrading
The organization that supervised Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
The West Midlands Strategic Health Authority