NHS has ‘culture of cover-up’ over failures, Health Secretary says

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said there was a ‘culture of cover-up’ in the NHS (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS has a “culture of cover-up” as he apologised for failures that are said to have left a woman permanently disabled.

He told MPs there is “too much of that happening” in the NHS, and that reputations are protected instead of patients being told the truth.