Clause 35
Health and Social Care Bill
1:00 pm
Sandra Gidley (Shadow Minister, Health; Romsey, Liberal Democrat)
I am reminded of a number of practical examples, including one in my constituency whereby a nursing home owner sacked a nurse because of abuse. He took the matter seriously, but we can envisage a case in which an inspector might highlight problems of abuse needing some sort of investigation. In the case to which I refer, the nurse was allowed to enrol with various agencies and work in the next county, and there was absolutely no way of tracking what she was doing. She was later, quite rightly, removed from the professional register.