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In UK public law, the duty of candour is the duty imposed on a public authority "not to seek to win [a] litigation at all costs but to assist the court in reaching the correct result and thereby to improve standards in public administration." [1] Lord Donaldson MR in R v Lancashire County Council ex p.
A report found ‘institutional defensiveness’ remained a problem and said a statutory duty of candour should be considered. Government must go further to encourage candour, Hillsborough Law ...
The updates include new requirements on the fundamentals of care, the duty of candour, raising concerns and social media use. The introduction to the code states: “When joining our register, and then renewing their registration, nurses and midwives commit to upholding these standards.
The deaths of Child O and Child P on successive days in 2016 led to the removal of the nurse from the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.
Duty of Candour regulations were introduced in Scotland in 2018 [8] and became law in Wales in April 2023. [ 9 ] Access to Justice: When something goes wrong and causes harm, it is vital that patients or their families are dealt with fairly and honestly and can get the support, answers and outcomes they are entitled to expect.
The Prime Minister responded to Labour pressure to act following the Infected Blood Inquiry.
In January 2014, he supported a wide definition for the statutory duty of candour which was recommended by the Francis Report. [ 13 ] The Government originally intended the duty to be limited to cases of "severe harm" – when a patient had been killed or left permanently disabled, as a wider reporting requirement could inundate organisations ...
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