PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Midwives: Complaints (7 February 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timescales and processes are for investigating outstanding and unresolved complaints on midwifery malpractice in the NHS.
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom. If a complaint is made to the NMC about a registered midwife who may not meet the professional standards required to practise in the UK, the NMC has a duty to investigate and, where necessary, take action to safeguard the health and well-being of the public.
Answered by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
21 February 2018
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