A duty of candour and accountability, Irish style
The Scally report airs patients’ grievances, but we must pay more than lip service to open disclosure
Issues around open disclosure in the Irish health service which, for many years, have been of concern to patient safety advocates and the patients who have experienced adverse events get a welcome airing in Dr Gabriel Scally’s report into the CervicalCheck scandal.
The report provides detail of the various Irish policies and guidelines on open disclosure together with how these translate into everyday practice.
The current healthcare reality, all too often based on ...
