§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he intends to exempt existing agency nurses from the requirement to obtain a GP health report; [41714]
(2) what his policy is on commercial nurses' agencies (a) providing both nursing and domiciliary services to customers, (b) maintaining combined records in respect of both services and (c) both services being managed in one business; and if he will make a statement. [41726]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Government have recently consulted on the "Nurses Agency National Minimum Standards and Regulations" under the Care Standards Act 2000. The consultation document is available on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/ncsc.
We will be considering any revisions to the standards and regulations in the light of responses to the consultation.