questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the impact of requiring nurses to be DBS-checked on patient safety.
answerText: Nurses are in Regulated Activity and are required by law to have an enhanced check with adults and/or children’s barred list information, where applicable to the role. For eligible positions, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are one of several ...
heading: Nurses: Vetting