NHS whistleblower wins dismissal case against England’s health regulator

Shyam Kumar was unfairly sacked by CQC after raising patient safety concerns, Manchester tribunal finds

A hospital inspector who was sacked by the health regulator after raising concerns about patient safety, inadequate inspections and bullying, has won an employment tribunal against his dismissal.

Manchester employment tribunal found that the orthopaedic surgeon Shyam Kumar was unfairly sacked as a part-time special adviser by the Care Quality Commission.