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The Nursing Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
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Fitness of nurses supplied by an agency
12.—(1) The registered person shall ensure that no nurse is supplied by the agency unless –
(a)he is of integrity and good character;
(b)he has the qualifications, knowledge, skills and competencies which are necessary for the work which he is to perform;
(c)he is physically and mentally fit for that work; and
(d)full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 3.
(2) The registered person shall ensure that the recruitment process for the supply of nurses is managed by a nurse, that selection of a nurse for supply is made by a nurse and that full and satisfactory information in respect of each of the matters listed in Schedule 2 is available in relation to the nurse carrying out the selection.
(3) The registered person shall ensure that every nurse supplied by the agency acting as an employment business is instructed that when working for a service user he must at all times wear identification showing his name, signature, the name of the agency, contact number, a recent photograph and the expiry date of the card.
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