Update on nurses involved in Panorama: Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal
Published on 26 June 2019
Read our update
Matthew McClelland, Director of Fitness to Practice, said:
“Following the appalling abuse captured at Whorlton Hall in the Panorama programme, an independent panel has placed interim suspension orders on three nurses. We applied for these orders to keep people who use health and care services, and their families, safe.
“We remain in contact with the care provider and with the Police as part of their criminal inquiry, as we continue with our regulatory investigation.”
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Visit the June 2019 hearings page to view the public outcome documents.
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