Dame Barbara Hakin, national director of commissioning operations for NHS England, is facing the threat of a new inquiry into claims she put patient safety at risk in a drive to meet targets The most powerful woman in the NHS is facing the threat of a new inquiry into claims that she put patient safety at risk in a drive to meet targets, the Mail can reveal. Dame Barbara Hakin, national director of commissioning operations for NHS England, was accused of gagging a whistleblower who tried to warn about the impact of targets on ordinary patients. She was investigated by the General Medical Council, which concluded that there was no case to answer.Dame Barbara Hakin, 57, facing threat of a new inquiry over patient safetyCalls for inquiry into claims she risked lives in a drive to meet set targetsAccused of gagging whistleblower Gary Walker who tried to warn of risksGeneral Medical Council said no case to answer but reviewing its decision
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