06 April 2016
83.Part 2 of the Act introduces a duty of candour in health and social care settings.
84.Part 2 of the Act creates a legal requirement for health and social care organisations to inform people (and their families) when they have been harmed (either physically or psychologically) as a result of the care or treatment they have received. There will also be requirements for organisations to prepare and publish reports in relation to the duty of candour.