Stafford Hospital: Welsh health minister promises lessons will be learnt 7 February 2013 Last updated at 14:44 Lesley Griffiths said everything had to be done to ensure 'that level of systemic failing" does not happen in Wales Health Minister Lesley Griffiths has promised that lessons will be learnt in Wales from the inquiry into "appalling" neglect at Stafford Hospital. She said "everything had to be done to make sure that level of systemic failing" does not happen in Wales. The minister accepted that "we cannot be complacent" adding most of the care provided in the Welsh NHS was excellent. The inquiry found that failings went right to the top of the health service. Giving her detailed response, Ms Griffiths said: "We have to do everything we can to make sure that that level of systemic failing does not happen in Wales and I believe we have the building blocks in place to ensure that doesn't happen." Major discussion I want to assure the people of Wales that we do have the building blocks in place The minister said the report had to be considered in much more detail but she denied Wales was being cautious in its response. There are nearly 300 recommendations and as you can appreciate we need to look at them in much more detail. My officials have started that. Certainly I'll be having discussions with my chairs. The next meeting I have I will ensure will will have a major discussion about the Francis report. She said since she has been health minister she has said she wanted patients to be at the centre and a lot of initiatives were supporting that. She also said that she has just had a review of community health councils and would look into strengthening their role. Put first Her pledge to patients was that she did not want to see a systemic failure like the one in Stafford. "I want to assure the people of Wales that we do have the building blocks in place," she said. We do have an integrated system in Wales that they don't have in England. But we will obviously have to learn lessons. Earlier the inquiry lawyer Peter Watkin Jones said attitudes at all levels in the NHS have to change so that patients' interest are put first to ensure the scandal is never repeated. The more information you can give patients the better and I would not have a problem with that.