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Mary Rhodes prescribes an Inside Out NHS special. She asks how safe it is for patients to be in hospital - and TV doctor Phil Hammond sets up surgery on a market stall.

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Mon 21 Jan 2013 19:30

Bed sores and the NHS reforms

Bed sores and the NHS reforms

The overhaul of the NHS is just a few months away, but as always the issue that matters most is the quality of care, says 大象传媒 Health correspondent Nick Triggle

Of nearly 12,000 serious incidents reported across England, more than 40% related to bed sores.

But what is most telling about this data is that something as avoidable as bed sores is proving such a problem after all this time.

the full story on Nick Triggle's correspondent feature.

NHS: What will forthcoming reforms mean for patients?

NHS: What will forthcoming reforms mean for patients?

The NHS is about to undergo its biggest overhaul since its creation 65 years ago, but what will the government's changes mean for patients and health services?

There has been intense political debate about the reforms with some critics claiming the changes constitute 'privatisation through the back door'.

But the government says patients will have more choice, and that doctors at a local level will have more control.

Dr Phil Hammond explains what the changes will mean for all of us.

on the 大象传媒 News website.

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Reporter Phil Hammond
Series Editor Rachel Bowering

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