NHS staff face the risk of going to jail if they mistreat patients Deliberate or reckless behaviour towards patients will become punishable by up to five years in prison and £5,000 fines
NHS staff will face the risk of going to jail if they mistreat patients after ministers decided to ignore protests from doctors' organisations and bring in a new criminal offence of "wilful neglect".
Deliberate or reckless behaviour towards patients will become punishable by up to five years in prison and £5,000 fines under the government's amendment to the criminal justice and courts bill. Continue reading... The Guardian
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