Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 April 1999. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 April 1999 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Dept of Health

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given to NHS trusts on the procedures they should adopt for checking the qualifications of those who apply for posts as operating department practitioners; how many cases of misconduct by operating department practitioners have been reported to his Department in each of the past five years; what research his Department has undertaken into the ability of operating department practitioners to provide care in areas other than the operating theatre, with particular reference to (a) accident and emergency, (b) cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and (c) intensive care units; what advice his Department has given to NHS trusts on whom they should notify if an operating department practitioner is dismissed for misconduct or incapability.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

330 c158W;330 c160-1W; 82078;82080;82075;82079

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Misconduct Qualifications Recruitment Monitoring Operating theatres Accident and emergency departments Intensive care Cardiovascular system Operating department practitioners