NHS Constitution
9
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (5)Accepted in Part (4)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
9 total
F10
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Fundamental standards of behaviour
The NHS Constitution should incorporate an expectation that staff will follow guidance and comply with standards relevant to their work, such as those produced by the National Institute for Health …
- The NHS Constitution for England states that staff should "follow all guidance, standards and codes relevant to your role, subject to any more specific …
Department of Health and…
F178
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Implementation of the duty Ensuring consistency of obligations under the duty of openness transparency and candour
The NHS Constitution should be revised to reflect the changes recommended with regard to a duty of openness, transparency and candour, and all organisations should review their contracts of employment, …
- The NHS Constitution was updated in July 2015 to incorporate the principles of openness, transparency, and candour recommended by Francis. The Constitution includes a …
Department of Health and…
F3
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
The NHS Constitution should be the first reference point for all NHS patients and staff and should set out the system's common values, as well as the respective rights, legitimate …
- The NHS Constitution for England, first published in 2009 under the Health Act 2009, sets out patients' rights, staff rights, and the values of …
Department of Health and…
F4
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
The core values expressed in the NHS Constitution should be given priority of place and the overriding value should be that patients are put first, and everything done by the …
- The NHS Constitution for England states "patients come first in everything we do" as the opening principle under the value "Working together for patients" …
Department of Health and…
F5
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
In reaching out to patients, consideration should be given to including expectations in the NHS Constitution that: Staff put patients before themselves; They will do everything in their power to …
- The NHS Constitution for England includes a section titled "Staff: your responsibilities" which states that staff should aim to "provide all patients with safe …
Department of Health and…
F6
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
The handbook to the NHS Constitution should be revised to include a much more prominent reference to the NHS values and their significance.
- The Handbook to the NHS Constitution for England was revised on 27 July 2015, providing "greater detail on the rights and pledges contained in …
Department of Health and…
F7
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
All NHS staff should be required to enter into an express commitment to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution, both of which should be incorporated into the contracts …
- The NHS Constitution for England states that staff should "follow all guidance, standards and codes relevant to your role" and that staff have "a …
NHS
F8
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Clarity of values and principles
Contractors providing outsourced services should also be required to abide by these requirements and to ensure that staff employed by them for these purposes do so as well. These requirements …
- The NHS Constitution for England states it applies to "private and voluntary sector providers supplying NHS services" and covers staff "whether in public, private …
Commissioners
F9
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Fundamental standards of behaviour
The NHS Constitution should include reference to all the relevant professional and managerial codes by which NHS staff are bound, including the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers.
- The NHS Constitution for England states that staff have "a duty to accept professional accountability and maintain the standards of professional practice as set …
Department of Health and…