Failure of Care Quality Commission to make sure NHS employs ‘fit and proper’ directors

Failure of Care Quality Commission to make sure NHS employs ‘fit and proper’ directors A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report reveals significant weaknesses in the way the Care Quality Commission (CQC) used the NHS ‘fit and proper’ person test.

The Ombudsman carried out an independent investigation into a whistle-blower’s complaint about the CQC’s oversight of the appointment of a Chief Executive to an NHS trust. Despite being criticised by an Employment Tribunal, the Chief Executive was employed by another NHS trust, while the whistle-blower, Clare Sardari, was unable to return to her job as a result of raising the alarm.

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