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STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Cure the NHS campaigners arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey of Cure the NHS Campaign stands outside Stafford Civic Centre during the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Cure the NHS campaigners arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Cure the NHS campaigners arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey of Cure the NHS Campaign stands outside Stafford Civic Centre during the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey, of campaign group Cure the NHS, who lost her mother Bella, 86, whilst she was a patient at Stafford General Hospital, answers the telephone in her cafe and reflects on the first day of the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey (L), of campaign group Cure the NHS, who lost her mother Bella, 86, whilst she was a patient at Stafford General Hospital, stands in her cafe and reflects on the first day of the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey of Cure the NHS Campaign arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey of Cure the NHS Campaign stands outside Stafford Civic Centre during the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Julie Bailey, of campaign group Cure the NHS, who lost her mother Bella, 86, whilst she was a patient at Stafford General Hospital, sits in her cafe and reflects on the first day of the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Frank and Janet Robinson, of Leicester, whose son John Moore-Robinson, aged 20, who died in Stafford Hospital, arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Expert witness Doctor Judith Smith of the Nuffield Trust arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 15, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Expert witnesses Professor Christopher Newdick of Reading University and Doctor Judith Smith of the Nuffield Trust arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 15, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of Stafford Hospital as the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital begins at Stafford Civic Centre on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Expert witness Professor Christopher Newdick of Reading University arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 15, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Frank and Janet Robinson, of Leicester, whose son John Moore-Robinson, aged 20, died in Satfford Hospital arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Robert Francis QC arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Maggie Oldham Chief Opertaing Officer of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Director Manjit Obhrai read a statement to the media relating to the death of two baby twins at Stafford Hospital on November 12, 2010 in Stafford, England. The scandal hit trust has set up an inquiry into the death of Alfie Shaun McQuillan and Harry Stuart McQuillan, who were born at Stafford Hospital and died on 1 November. A member of staff has been suspended and police said preliminary post-mortem tests suggested the twins died because of their prematurity.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Maggie Oldham Chief Opertaing Officer of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust reads a statement to the media relating to the death of two baby twins at Stafford Hospital on November 12, 2010 in Stafford, England. The scandal hit trust has set up an inquiry into the death of Alfie Shaun McQuillan and Harry Stuart McQuillan, who were born at Stafford Hospital and died on 1 November. A member of staff has been suspended and police said preliminary post-mortem tests suggested the twins died because of their prematurity.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Expert witness Professor Christopher Newdick of Reading University arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 15, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Maggie Oldham Chief Opertaing Officer of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Director Manjit Obhrai read a statement to the media relating to the death of two baby twins at Stafford Hospital on November 12, 2010 in Stafford, England. The scandal hit trust has set up an inquiry into the death of Alfie Shaun McQuillan and Harry Stuart McQuillan, who were born at Stafford Hospital and died on 1 November. A member of staff has been suspended and police said preliminary post-mortem tests suggested the twins died because of their prematurity.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of Stafford Hospital as the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital begins at Stafford Civic Centre on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of Stafford Civic Centre as the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital begins on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Frank and Janet Robinson, of Leicester, whose son John Moore-Robinson, aged 20, who died in Stafford Hospital, arrive at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of Stafford Hospital as the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital begins at Stafford Civic Centre on November 8, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Maggie Oldham (L) Chief Opertaing Officer of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Director Manjit Obhrai read a statement to the media relating to the death of two baby twins at Stafford Hospital on November 12, 2010 in Stafford, England. The scandal hit trust has set up an inquiry into the death of Alfie Shaun McQuillan and Harry Stuart McQuillan, who were born at Stafford Hospital and died on 1 November. A member of staff has been suspended and police said preliminary post-mortem tests suggested the twins died because of their prematurity.

STAFFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Expert witness Doctor Judith Smith of the Nuffield Trust arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Public Inquiry into Stafford Hospital on November 15, 2010 in Stafford, England. The public inquiry was announced in June by the coalition government who said that families had the right to know how their relatives died. The inquiry comes after a private inquiry by the previous government following concerns about high death rates and poor care at the hospital run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between between 2005 and 2008.