The Department of Health said it was the responsibility of individual providers to employ suitable staff.

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Mr Freestone said the problem of a shortage of suitable staff had been compounded by the number of patients requiring care.

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Changes to employment law, it is argued, would improve the supply of suitable staff to firms, who would be less afraid of having to make large payouts or face legal action when laying off those who are no longer needed.

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The money must be spent wisely on gathering information, building a suitable infrastructure, and training and paying medical staff.

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In addition, people were not provided with suitable equipment to meet their needs which meant staff had to use inappropriate methods to move one person - posing a serious risk to that person and staff, the CQC said.

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Staff would need access to a horse which is suitable for police work.

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The NHS trust said the changes were being brought in for safety reasons because it was unable to recruit suitable specialist doctors which had led to an over-reliance on temporary and agency staff.

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