Employment Contracts and Duty of Candour
Hyponatraemia Inquiry · Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · Issued 31 January 2018 · Addressed to: HSC Trusts, Northern Ireland Executive
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Trusts should review their contracts of employment, policies and guidance to ensure that, where relevant, they include and are consistent with the duty of candour.
Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Northern Ireland Executive — initial response
Prototypes to determine the most appropriate way to operate such a service are progressing. Learning will inform proposals for an IME service in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Executive · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
●HSC Trusts — follow-up
Trusts reviewing employment contracts and policies for consistency with duty of candour requirements.
HSC Trusts · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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