IHRD-5
Response
Accepted
AI-assessed
Employment Contracts and Duty of Candour
Recommendation
Trusts should review their contracts of employment, policies and guidance to ensure that, where relevant, they include and are consistent with the duty of candour.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Department of Health Northern Ireland's Implementation Programme, this recommendation was in progress as of January 2024. According to the government's response in March 2018, Health and Social Care Trusts were reviewing their employment contracts and policies to ensure consistency with the duty of candour requirements (Department of Health NI, 2024; health-ni.gov.uk, 2018).
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.health-ni.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
HSC Trusts
Initial Response
01 Mar 2018
Trusts reviewing employment contracts and policies for consistency with duty of candour requirements.
Accepted
Northern Ireland Executive
Follow-up
01 Mar 2018
Prototypes to determine the most appropriate way to operate such a service are progressing. Learning will inform proposals for an IME service in Northern Ireland.
Source
Inquiry
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
Northern Ireland Executive
Primary
HSC Trusts
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.1 yrs
Last formal update
783 days ago