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Representation of Unionised Nurses at Nursing Board Inquiries

Debated in Parliament on 26 Feb 2024.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked if unionised nurses facing Nursing Board inquiries can be represented by designated trade union officers at hearings.
Ong Ye Kung stated that the Nurses and Midwives Act and Regulations do not specify representation by trade union officers for professional inquiries.
The existing rules allow nurses to appear in person or be represented by legal counsel for such hearings.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

#1

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Health whether nurses who are union members and who are to present themselves before the Nursing Board for inquiries can be represented by designated officers of the trade union whom they are members of, to be at the meetings and hearings.

Ong Ye Kung

#2

For inquiry hearings relating to professional matters, the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and the Nurses and Midwives Regulations 2012 do not specify the position on representation by designated officers of the trade union whom the nurses are members of. They do provide that the nurse may appear for an inquiry hearing in person or be represented by his or her legal counsel.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked if unionised nurses facing Nursing Board inquiries can be represented by designated trade union officers at hearings.
Ong Ye Kung stated that the Nurses and Midwives Act and Regulations do not specify representation by trade union officers for professional inquiries.
The existing rules allow nurses to appear in person or be represented by legal counsel for such hearings.

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