HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 c605W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provisions apply to enable individuals to pursue complaints of negligence against private sector nursing homes; and if he will make a statement. [7702]

Mr. Boateng

Any complaint about a nursing home, including complaints about the competence or negligence of nursing home staff, should be referred to and investigated by the local health authority in its capacity as registering authority of nursing homes under the Registered Homes Act 1984. The health authority will then decide what action to take.

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