Glasgow City HSCP Duty of Candour Reports
Duty of Candour is a specific legal obligation for Health and Social Care Partnerships to be open and honest with the people who receive care or treatment. This is outlined within law.
In February 2018, the Duty of Candour Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2018 was introduced and relates to:
• Unintended / unexpected events
• In the opinion of a registered health profession has resulted in:
Death
Serious harm lasting 28 days or more
Intervention required to prevent above two outcomes
• In the opinion of a registered health professional the incident, not an underlying condition caused the outcome.
Each organisation providing health and social care should also compile a monitoring process to enable annual reporting of:
• Number of incidents
• Degree to which duties were discharged
• Changes in policy and procedures resultant from incident
• Support to staff and individuals affected
Comprehensive guidance is available from the Scottish Government relating to fulfilling organisational duty of candour.