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Regulation of managers would improve patient safety and managers' credibility. Removable offences should include improper conduct. ⋯ A regulatory code should incorporate the values of integrity, honesty, openness and accountability. In the absence of a regulation system for managers, a medical manager struck off by the General Medical Council could go on to manage another organisation.
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The Bristol inquiry highlights the disjunction between ends and means in the NHS. It draws attention to the 'make do and mend' culture in the service. The ethos of 'getting by' is seen as the enemy of excellence. Its most radical theme is the separation of management and regulation.