Key findings from the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour

In May 2024, Browne Jacobson hosted a Shared Insights session regarding the government’s call for evidence on the statutory (organisational) duty of candour. The Department of Health and Social Care has now published its findings in relation to this call for evidence.

Three prominent themes were identified from the survey, namely culture (of the health and care system), inconsistency in understanding and applying the duty and the need for further training.

What’s next?

The government has now launched another public consultation to gather views on regulating NHS managers, including the possibility of introducing a professional duty of candour for NHS managers. This consultation is open until 18 February 2025.

The government says that it will carefully consider both the responses to the manager regulation consultation (the findings will be published as soon as possible following closure of the consultation), and the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour, as it continues to develop policy on candour in healthcare. We will keep you informed of any further updates.

Source: Key findings from the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour – Lexology

Read the findings from the Department of Health and Social Care here: