News alert / NHS leadership enquiry

The Commons Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry to examine leadership, performance and patient safety in the NHS. MPs will consider the work of 2022’s Messenger review, which examined the state of leadership and management in the NHS and social care. They will also reflect on 2019’s Kark review, which assessed how effectively the fit and proper persons test prevents unsuitable staff from being redeployed or re-employed in health and social care settings. The inquiry will also consider how effectively leadership supports whistleblowers and what is learnt from patient safety issues.