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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

NHS whistleblower wins dismissal case against England’s health regulator

A patient in a hospital bed
Kumar also raised concerns about clinical negligence and manipulated waiting lists at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS foundation trust. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

A hospital inspector who was sacked by the health regulator after raising concerns about patient safety, inadequate inspections and bullying, has won an employment tribunal against his dismissal.

Manchester employment tribunal found that the orthopaedic surgeon Shyam Kumar was unfairly sacked as a part-time special adviser by the Care Quality Commission.

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