The Francis report into the failure of NHS managers and regulators to identify and act upon the problems at Mid Staffordshire hospital trust that led to between 400 and 1,200 deaths between 2005 and 2009 was published on the 6th February 2013.

Tom Kark QC, Ben FitzGerald and Tom Baker are Counsel to the Public Inquiry which began in 2010 and heard evidence until the end of 2012.

For further details please visit the following link: http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/