NHS chief Sir David Nicholson decides to step down in March 2014.
Britainâ„¢s National Health Service (NHS) chief Sir David Nicholson has finally caved in to mounting pressure over his role in the Stafford Hospital scandal and announced resignation.
Nicholson, who has been widely criticized over his failure in 1,200 preventable deaths at Stafford Hospital, said he will quit his £211,000-a-year post in March next year.
Nicholsonâ„¢s resignation, however, sparked fury among campaigners as it emerged he will pocket a huge pension pot worth £1.9 million.
Julie Bailey, whose mother died at Stafford Hospital in 2007 and has campaigned for improvements to care ever since, welcomed Nicholsonâ„¢s retirement but said the pension he will receive Å“is an obscene amount of money for failure.”
Å“He will be able to enjoy the rest of his life, unlike us – we are left with memories of our loved ones suffering under his watch,” she added.
The news of Nicholsonâ„¢s resignation came right after leading health figures issued grave warnings about the safety of accident and emergency (A&E) units.
Earlier this week, the president of the College of Emergency Medicine Mike Clancy expressed concerns over overcrowding in the departments at hospitals in England, saying it could lead to more deaths.
Clancy warned the overcrowding in A&E units was Å“dangerous” and associated Å“mortality and morbidity”.
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