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Proceeding contribution from Mike O'Brien (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 January 2010. It occurred during Opposition day on Out-of-Hours Care.


Out-of-Hours Care

The fatality relates to the patients, but the primary care trusts would clearly be in breach of their legal obligations, and they would then be subject to NHS disciplinary action. Whether they would be prosecuted on a criminal basis is a separate matter; the situation would involve a breach of civil regulations, so the PCT would be answerable through the NHS.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
504 c885 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Doctors Health services General practitioners NHS Working hours NHS Direct Locums
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk