The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is changing its professional indemnity scheme in order to exclude work undertaken by members as part of their contract of employment1. Aesthetic practice (for example, purely cosmetic surgery, liposuction, skin lightening) will also be excluded. The RCN says its indemnity scheme provides members with cover for clinical negligence claims, but is not intended to replace or supplement the general cover arranged by employers for their staff.'This change will prevent employers moving the burden of risk onto their staff and the RCN, and will stop the college from inadvertently subsidising under-performing employers. The move will ensure that employers take responsibility for the environment of care, providing safe systems for its delivery,' it says.
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