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have the proper evidence that that was the case. despite these failings, the report made no direct criticisms of senior executives or leaders. the trust took three months to agree the wording of it. three versions were produced before it was made public. newsnight has seen evidence that during this time it was radically changed, reducing blame on executives. 15 mentions of poor , inadequate or weak governance were removed. the unpublished draft version read the governance over mortality reporting at the trust is weak. there is no single point of accountability. but bbc newnsight understands the trust pushed back on the idea of poor governance. the published version read, the governance structures in place at the trust are in line with national requirements, but operational understanding of this governance was unclear. another section of the draft version
and final drafts is, of course, not unusual. but what is unusual is this leak, allowing the public to see those changes. changes which, according to the parliamentary and health service 0mbudsman, go way beyond what he would normally expect. i am concerned at the difference between the draft report and the published reports, because the differences in the texts at key points are so huge that this is notjust a bureaucratic drafting issue. this is still quite a damning report. absolutely. but i come across a culture in the health service time and time again where managers, trusts, say to me, if you re critical about what we do, you will scare people off. and that s not going to help us.