Consultation on the Professional Duty of Candour (GMC / NMC / Department of Health)

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

The General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have launched a public consultation on joint GMC / NMC draft guidance which aims to support doctors, nurses and midwives in meeting their professional duty of candour.

The consultation closes on January 5th 2015.

Read more: Openness and honesty when things go wrong: the professional duty of candour. Department of Health; Compassionate Care.

Reference

Openness and honesty when things go wrong: the professional duty of candour. London [Online]: Department of Health, November 3rd 2014.

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