Use of criminal record certificates in connection with appointments on an individual assessment in the same way as if the Region had been aware of the situation before the appointment. However, it had to play some part that the person was no longer an applicant but someone employed at the hospital. In the specific case, the Ombudsman found that the dismissal of the doctor was acceptable, but recommended that the Region reconsider whether there was adequate basis for dismissing the doctor summarily or whether he should have been dismissed with the usual notice. 61