NHS: Disclosure of Information

(asked on 14th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what disciplinary actions may be taken against medical professionals who raise concerns on standards.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 22nd March 2017

No disciplinary action should be taken against medical professionals for raising concerns about standards. In doing so, individuals are protected under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

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