Consequences

Cards (7)

  • Causing injury or harm or being injured or harm
    • Injury, harm, death of residents.
    • Poor standard of care.
  • Removal from professional registers
    • loss of professional status.
    • ’struck off’ and not allowed to work at practice at all.
  • Direct cost
    • Fines
    • Sued
    • Legal cost
  • Indirect cost
    • Poor reputation.
    • High staff turn over.
  • Disciplinary action
    • Individual undergo further training.
    • Dismissal.
    • Written warning.
  • Civil law
    • sued for compensation.
  • Criminal law
    • criminal prosecution.
    • custodial sentence if serious.