Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce new checks on healthcare staff that move between hospitals.

National Health Service hospitals must comply with ‘The NHS Employment Check Standards’ which set out the statutory and mandatory check requirements that employers must undertake as part of any recruitment, ongoing employment, or redeployment within the NHS in England, including where staff move between hospitals.

The standards are intended to support employers to ensure individuals are of sound character and have the appropriate qualifications, skills, and competency to properly and safely perform the tasks required of them. Where relevant to the role, this includes checking a person’s registration with the appropriate professional regulatory or licensing body to ensure they are fit and licensed to practice in their chosen profession. More information on these standards is available at the following link:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/