Well done Harry Turner for coming out with a straightforward, full apology and no attempt to explain away the shameful treatment meted out at one of our local hospitals.

Anything else would have been pointless and insulting.

How on earth such a deplorable state of affairs came into being and how on earth it was not then recognised and dealt with – but had to wait for an independent review to highlight – is beyond our understanding.

Today there are calls for ‘heads to roll’.

First things first – sort out the problem TODAY and leave the recriminations for another time.