http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8531441.stm

Hospital patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff, an investigation into one of the worst NHS scandals in history has found.

The independent inquiry claimed the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust had become driven by targets and cost-cutting.

The report - the latest in a long line of critical reviews - said the distress and suffering had been "unimaginable".

Last year it was reported there were at least 400 more deaths than expected at the trust from 2005 to 2008.

But the relatives of patients treated there said many questions still remained unanswered.

In particular, they want a public inquiry into how the scandal could have happened, including the role of the wider NHS in the case.
How shocking. The NHS beter learn hard lessons from this.