Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · Feb 2020
Implementation of duty of candour within neurosurgery: a national survey and framework for improved application in clinical practice.
Statutory duty of candour was introduced in November 2014 for NHS bodies in England. Contained within the regulation were definitions regarding the threshold for what constitutes a notifiable patient safety incident. However, it can be difficult to determine when the process should be implemented. The aim of this survey was to evaluate the interpretation of these definitions by British neurosurgeons. ⋯ There is considerable nationwide variation in the interpretation of definitions regarding the threshold for duty of candour. To this end, we propose a framework for the improved application of duty of candour in clinical practice.