Margaret Haywood And Standards Of Care
EDM number 1296 in 2008-09, proposed by Paul Burstow on 20/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Health services and Health staff and professions.
That this House supports nurse Margaret Haywood who raised issues of concern around poor patient care; believes that Margaret was justified in exposing the worrying conditions at her local hospital and that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) was wrong to strike her off the nursing register; notes the e-petition in support of Margaret Haywood organised by the Royal College of Nursing; calls on the NMC to reverse its decision; and further calls on the Government to take steps to ensure that the procedures and protection afforded to whistleblowers are understood and applied by all in positions of responsibility in the NHS.
This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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