Cumberlege report is a damning reminder of how arrogant, intimidating doctors have suppressed their patients’ views
Julia Cumberlege’s report into avoidable harm inflicted by the healthcare system exposes an institutional inability to listen to patients in general and women in particular.
Her investigation into decades of failure batters the reputation of the NHS, professional bodies, regulators, manufacturers, private providers and policymakers.
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