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"Gagging clauses" in severance agreements for NHS staff in England and Wales have been banned by the government with immediate effect.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Daily Mail "the era of gagging NHS staff from raising their real worries about patient care" must end.
He said a "culture of openness and transparency" was at the heart of trying to drive up NHS standards.
The use of the clauses in the NHS is thought to have been widespread.
In the last five years, more than 400 compromise agreements outlining special severance payments for departing NHS staff have been approved by the Department of Health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21780425
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Daily Mail "the era of gagging NHS staff from raising their real worries about patient care" must end.
He said a "culture of openness and transparency" was at the heart of trying to drive up NHS standards.
The use of the clauses in the NHS is thought to have been widespread.
In the last five years, more than 400 compromise agreements outlining special severance payments for departing NHS staff have been approved by the Department of Health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21780425