The Scottish Statutory Duty of Candour

The Scottish Statutory Duty of Candour

At the time of writing, the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine, etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill has completed stage 2 of the Scottish Parliament's legislative process. Part 2 of the bill would impose a duty of candour on health service, care service, and social work providers requiring them to investigate...

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Published in:The Edinburgh law review Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 224 - 229
Main Author: QC, David A Stephenson
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: UK Edinburgh University Press 01-05-2016
Subjects:
Legislative process
Legislatures
Politics and Law
Social work
United Kingdom > UK
Scotland
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Summary:At the time of writing, the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine, etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill has completed stage 2 of the Scottish Parliament's legislative process. Part 2 of the bill would impose a duty of candour on health service, care service, and social work providers requiring them to investigate and inform service users of harm actually or potentially cause to them as a result of unexpected or unintended events occurring during their treatment or care.
ISSN:1364-9809
1755-1692
DOI:10.3366/elr.2016.0345