§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) complaints proceeded to a hearing before the Professional Conduct Committee of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and (b) such cases led to a removal from the register in the last five years. [117156]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of complaints which proceeded to a hearing before the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) of the United Kingdom Central Council514W for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and which led to a removal from the register, in the last five years, is as follows:
Year Cases considered by the PCC Number of removals ordered by the PCC 1995–96 127 73 1996–97 118 96 1997–98 109 84 1998–99 144 93 1999–2000 128 91
§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, for each of the last five years, the total number of complaints referred to the Preliminary Proceedings Committee of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. [117157]
§ Mr. DenhamThe total number of complaints considered by the Preliminary Proceedings Committee of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for the last five years are as follows:
Year Number 1995–96 871 1996–97 941 1997–98 997 1998–99 973 1999–2000 1,219