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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Scandal-hit nursing regulator accused of covering up critical internal review

Fresh calls have been made for a parliamentary inquiry into the Nursing and Midwifery Council - (PA)

The beleaguered nursing regulator has been accused of covering up a secret report raising concerns about its failure to act over rogue nurses, The Independent can reveal.

Fresh calls have been made for a parliamentary inquiry into the Nursing and Midwifery Council – which is responsible for overseeing nearly 800,000 nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the UK – after it refused to publish the results of an internal review highlighting new failures to protect the public.

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