Duties of candour: being open and honest with patients

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British Journal of NursingVol. 32, No. 7 RegularsDuties of candour: being open and honest with patientsJohn TingleJohn TingleLecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses several reports on the statutory and professional duty of candour and the latest NHS Staff SurveySearch for more papers by this authorJohn TinglePublished Online:7 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.7.342AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Action against Medical Accidents. An explanation about a medical accident, and the lack of an apology, made up 45% of inquiries to AvMA in 2022. 23 January 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2s4xc4ar (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarCare Quality Commission. Regulation 20: duty of candour. June 2022. https://tinyurl.com/43dwdfdp (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarKirkup B. Reading the signals: Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent — the report of the independent investigation. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4ks6vdc6 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarNegri D for Action against Medical Accidents. Regulating the duty of candour. Requires improvement. 2018. https://tinyurl.com/y3mffqz5 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarNHS England/NHS Improvement. The NHS patient safety strategy: safer culture, safer systems, safer patients. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/y3dteu96 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarOckenden D. Findings, conclusions, and essential actions from the independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (Ockenden report—final). 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4s4sz7rj (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarProfessional Standards Authority. Telling patients the truth when something goes wrong: Evaluating the progress of professional regulators in embedding professionals’ duty to be candid to patients. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/49xx9kjw Google ScholarProfessional Standards Authority. Safer care for all, Solutions from professional regulation and beyond. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4242uc2j Google ScholarQuick O. Duties of candour in healthcare: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Medical Law Review. 2022; 30(2): 324-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwac004 Google ScholarSurvey Coordination Centre on behalf of NHS England. NHS staff survey: National results briefing 2022. 2023. https://www.nhsstaffsurveys.com/results/national-results/ (accessed 23 March 2023) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 6 April 2023Volume 32Issue 7ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 7 April 2023 Published in print 6 April 2023 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download