The 'duty of candour' dilemma

摘要

The final Francis report, which looked at the failings in care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, was published in 2013 and has led to a lot of grievances, according to Kelvin Cheatle. Oheatle is a former president of the Healthcare People Management Association, which represents HR managers in the NHS, and a former workforce director at Broadmoor Hospital. "I think there are currently two issues — one is a concern about patient safety and the whole Francis report and [the second is] the duty of candour and more openness, which is creating an upward pressure for pharmacists, doctors and nurses to raise legitimate concerns about care in their organisations," he says.