The requirements of the legislation relating to organisational duty of candour apply to all health and social care services in Scotland and means that when unintended or unexpected events happen that result in death or harm as defined in the Act, the people affected understand what has happened, receive an apology, and are informed by the organisation of what has been learned and how improvements for the future will be made.
An important part of this duty is that we provide an annual report about:
- how the Duty of Candour is implemented.
- the number of times Duty of Candour has been triggered within our organisation.
We publish an annual report which describes how NHS Ayrshire & Arran has implemented and operated the duty of candour procedures over the previous year. Please see the annual reports below: