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Tory healthcare proposals threaten accountability
The NHS white paper reveals an intention to drive down standards in the NHS through professional deregulation, warns HELEN O’CONNOR
FRONT LINE: Staff nurses walk through A&E at St George’s hospital in south-west London
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
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Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
THERE are nine professional regulators currently functioning in the health system covering everything from nursing and medicine right through to dentistry. The regulators keep a register of persons fit to practice their profession, determine standards of training and practice, advise on conduct and performance and run misconduct processes.
A health professional can be struck off the register if they fail to practice to the highest standards and a duty is placed upon them to put protecting the patient at the heart of everything they do.
When I was an NHS nurse I followed the Nursing and Midwifery Code for 28 years. The fear of losing your pin and being unable to work as a nurse ever again is a powerful motivator to do the right thing when delivering care to patients.
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