Organisational Duty of Candour: non-statutory guidance - revised March 2025

Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.scot/publications/organisational-duty-candour-guidance/

2 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/57/made/data.pdf

3 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/14/contents/enacted

4 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/57/made/data.pdf

5 https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

6 https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/how-we-work/governance/council/code-of-conduct

7 https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance

8 https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/standards

9 https://www.hcpc-uk.org/resources/standards/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics/

10 https://www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/chapter-3-healthcare-infection-incidents-outbreaks-and-data-exceedance/#a2733

11 https://www.nipcm.scot.nhs.uk/chapter-3-healthcare-infection-incidents-outbreaks-and-data-exceedance/

12 Graeme Laurie et al. ‘A Review of Evidence Relating to Harm Resulting from Uses of Health and Biomedical Data’ (Nuffield Council on Bioethics, 2015)

13 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/8/section/60

14 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/14/part/2/enacted

15 https://www.nhs24.scot/Our-Services/breathing-space

16 https://wellbeinghub.scot/

17 https://sway.office.com/p3QWjY4altHviB6o?ref=email

18 https://stepintoleadership.info/frontline_selfleadership.html

19 https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/trauma-national-trauma-transformation-programme

20 https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/occupational-health/

21 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/59743

22 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/24970

23 https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications/a-national-framework-for-reviewing-and-learning-from-adverse-events-in-nhs-scotland-february-2025/

24 https://www.gov.scot/publications/duty-of-candour-leaflets/

25 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/25684

26 https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications/a-national-framework-for-reviewing-and-learning-from-adverse-events-in-nhs-scotland-february-2025/

27 https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications/national-guidance-when-a-child-or-young-person-dies/

28 https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/inspections-reviews-and-regulation/death-certification-review-service-dcrs/

29 https://www.gov.scot/publications/maternity-neonatal-perinatal-adverse-event-review-process-scotland/

30 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/6025

31 https://www.scie.org.uk/children/learningtogether/

32 https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/a-just-culture-guide/

33 https://www.nhsinform.scot/mind-to-mind/

34 https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/professional-standards-for-doctors/candour---openness-and-honesty-when-things-go-wrong/the-professional-duty-of-candour

35 https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/openness-and-honesty-professional-duty-of-candour.pdf

36 https://www.gcc-uk.org/assets/publications/Candour_Guidance_2023.pdf

37 https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/gdc-guidance-for-dental-professionals/the-professional-duty-of-candour

38https://optical.org/media/e0xduxzt/supplementary_guidance_on_the_professional_duty_of_candour.pdf

39 https://www.osteopathy.org.uk/standards/osteopathic-practice/

40 https://assets.pharmacyregulation.org/files/2024-01/keeping-patients-safe-june-2022.pdf

41 https://assets.pharmacyregulation.org/files/2024-01/gphc-pharmacy-team-toolkit-learning-from-incidents-june-2022.pdf

42 https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A5c6c100f-b3fc-49ae-8c9e-a6f4e2cbd259

43 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/24970/person-centred-care-zone/openness-and-learning/duty-of-candour

44 https://www.gov.scot/policies/healthcare-standards/duty-of-candour/

45https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/governance_and_assurance/learning_from_adverse_events/being_open_guidance.aspx

46 https://www.gmc-uk.org/DoC_guidance_englsih.pdf_61618688.pdf

47 https://www.spso.org.uk/meaningful-apologies

48 https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/professional-support-development-resources/patient-safety/patient-safety-group/duty-of-candour

49 https://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances/vol4/meadows.pdf

50https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4064541/#:~:text=This%20example%20would%20cover%20the,demonstrable%20outcome%20of%20moderate%20harm.

51 https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/professional-standards-for-doctors/decision-making-and-consent/circumstances-that-affect-the-decision-making-process-continued-3

52 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/6025

53 https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/60754