Directors in charge of care homes and hospitals that allow neglect and
abuse to take place could be held personally and criminally accountable
for failures in care, under proposals unveiled by Care and Support
Minister Norman Lamb today.
Plans announced today include moves to introduce a fit and proper
test for directors, as part of work to address problems in the current
system that fail to hold company directors to account for serious
failures in care.
The consultation
forms part of the work to begin rebuilding trust in the health and care
system, shaken by serious failures in care due to scandals like
Winterbourne View and Mid-Staffs.
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