Require contractual stipulation for confidential, non-disciplinary reporting of sentinel events.

BRIS-117 Response Historic

Require contractual stipulation for confidential, non-disciplinary reporting of sentinel events.

Recommendation

There should be a stipulation in every healthcare professional’s contract that sentinel events must be reported, that reporting can be confidential, and that reporting within a specified time period will not attract disciplinary action.

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 Whistleblower channel absence

Recommendation age 25.0 yrs

Last formal update No formal updates