Tom Kark QC has been questioning ex-Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham and ex-Health Minister Ben Bradshaw at the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry. These events have received extensive media coverage, for more details please follow the links below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-14826934
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-14800021
The Public Inquiry into the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust commenced today, Monday 08th November 2010, with Tom Kark QC as leading counsel to the inquiry and Chaired by S Robert Francis QC.
The inquiry was announced following a report in 2009 condemning conditions at the hospital, "which are said to have caused hundreds of avoidable deaths"
Further details are available via the official website of the Mid-Staffordshire Inquiry; The official website of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Independent Inquiry
Further details of the inquiry are available via the following links;
"Stafford Hospital inquiry to look at poor standards" - BBC News
Further updates in the inquiry please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-13288896