Plan to regulate NHS bosses could see those who silence whistleblowers barred for life
Proposals to end ‘culture of cover-up’ includes plan to ban bosses who silence whistleblowers from working in health service
NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.
Ministers will begin a public consultation on Tuesday seeking views on the proposals, which they say are designed to eradicate a “culture of cover-up” in the NHS. It follows a series of scandals over the last decade at trusts including Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford.
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By Andrew Gregory Health editor
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Proposals to end ‘culture of cover-up’ includes plan to ban bosses who silence whistleblowers from working in health service
NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.
Ministers will begin a public consultation on Tuesday seeking views on the proposals, which they say are designed to eradicate a “culture of cover-up” in the NHS. It follows a series of scandals over the last decade at trusts including Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford.
Continue reading...
By Andrew Gregory Health editor
Plan to regulate NHS bosses could see those who silence whistleblowers barred for life to Continue reading...
NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
