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.

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 25.0 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates