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There is also a duty of candour referred to in various contexts as a professional, contractual or statutory duty, [3] which is imposed on all NHS and non-NHS providers of services to NHS patients in the UK to 'provide to the service user and any other relevant person all necessary support and all relevant information' in the event that a ...
Duty of Candour regulations were introduced in Scotland in 2018 [8] and became law in Wales in April 2023. [ 9 ] Access to Justice: When something goes wrong and causes harm, it is vital that patients or their families are dealt with fairly and honestly and can get the support, answers and outcomes they are entitled to expect.
The updates include new requirements on the fundamentals of care, the duty of candour, raising concerns and social media use. The introduction to the code states: “When joining our register, and then renewing their registration, nurses and midwives commit to upholding these standards.
The “supposed” duty of candour in the NHS was “certainly not honoured” by the Countess of Chester Hospital, the parents of two triplet boys murdered by Lucy Letby have told a public inquiry.
Healthcare staff in Northern Ireland may be legally obliged to be open with patients and families when mistakes are made, under new duty of candour plans pledged by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.
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Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, the junior doctor who treated him (under the supervision of duty consultant Dr Stephen O'Riordan) and a nurse, Isabel Amaro, were subsequently found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence. Both were subsequently struck off their respective professional registers, although Bawa-Garba had that decision ...
The Bill was analysed by Stephen Cragg of Doughty Street Chambers, on behalf of the 38 Degrees campaign, who concluded that "Effectively, the duty to provide a national health service would be lost if the Bill becomes law, and would be replaced by a duty on an unknown number of commissioning consortia with only a duty to make or arrange ...