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Campaigner Will Powell [8] led a campaign for NHS managers and doctors to have a formal 'duty of candour' when dealing with complaints about negligence or poor standards of care in NHS hospitals. In January 2014 David Behan , chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), threw his weight behind a wide definition for the statutory duty ...
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.
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.
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 “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 ...
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He was said by the Health Service Journal to be the seventh-most powerful person in the English NHS in December 2013, [11] and in 2015 the fifth. [12] In January 2014, he supported a wide definition for the statutory duty of candour which was recommended by the Francis Report. [13]
A report found ‘institutional defensiveness’ remained a problem and said a statutory duty of candour should be considered. Government must go further to encourage candour, Hillsborough Law ...