BRIS-33 Response Historic

Establish a duty of candour for all NHS staff regarding adverse events

Recommendation

A duty of candour, meaning a duty to tell a patient if adverse events2 have occurred, must be recognised as owed by all those working in the NHS to patients.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify from published sources alone. The evidence above reflects policy commitments rather than measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Bristol Heart Inquiry
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
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Themes & Tags
Duty of Candour implementation
Recommendation age 24.9 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates