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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS bosses fear DHSC will use bullying report to blame leadership

Sajid Javid arrives at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting.
NHS leaders worry Sajid Javid will highlight ‘institutional inadequacy’ in interviewees on Wednesday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Bullying, discrimination and shifting the blame when things go wrong are rife in the NHS, a government-commissioned inquiry into health service leadership has found.

But NHS England bosses are fearful that Sajid Javid will use the report’s findings selectively to paint an unfair picture of the behaviour of senior managers.

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