Editorial & Opinion

Duty of Candour Following Avoidable Harm.

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Τίτλος: Duty of Candour Following Avoidable Harm.
Συγγραφείς: de Silva PN; Department of Psychiatry, Monkwearmouth Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
Πηγή: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) [Br J Hosp Med (Lond)] 2025 Feb 25; Vol. 86 (2), pp. 1-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Feb 11.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Editorial
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: MA Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101257109 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1750-8460 (Print) Linking ISSN: 17508460 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: London : MA Healthcare, c2005-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Medical Errors*/prevention & control, Humans ; State Medicine ; United Kingdom ; Patient Safety
Περίληψη: Duty of candour has emerged as the key expectation in health care at the ongoing judge-led statutory inquiries, including those conducted by Thirlwall and Lampard. Despite legal requirements in Health and Social Care legislation, backed up by the General Medical Council (GMC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), both clinicians and National Health Service (NHS) managers have been reluctant to comply with this obligation. This article examines the pressures not to avoid transparency following avoidable harm, and suggests a more preventative approach through ongoing dialogue during care delivery including consulting on potential risks pre-treatment and providing feedback following interventions which have been less than successful.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Lampard inquiry; Thirlwall inquiry; avoidable harm; duty of candour; moral injury; reputational damage
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250225 Date Completed: 20250225 Latest Revision: 20250819
Update Code: 20260130
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2024.0758
PMID: 39998130
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE