Currently any serious safety incidents that arise within NHS Organisations should be considered in accordance with the Serious Incident Framework, which was introduced back in March 2015.
This case concerned "SS", an 86 year old woman residing in a care home.
The Ministry of Justice has today released the Coroners Statistics for England and Wales for the period of 2020.
The "Duty of Candour", introduced in 2014, requires health and social care providers to be open and transparent to those using their services in relation to their care and treatment.
A study, conducted by Leary et al, has looked into whether any data from a patient safety perspective can be extracted from Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) reports issued pursuant to Regulation 28 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013.
On 4 November 2020, the Chief Coroner issued revised guidance on coroners statutory powers, under Regulation 28 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 and paragraph 7, Schedule 5 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to make a report for the Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD).
The General Medical Council (GMC) has recently published their updated guidance on decision making and consent, which comes into effect on the 9th November 2020.
The CQC has this week prosecuted University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") for a failing to be open and honest with a family in relation to the death of a patient and therefore breaching the statutory duty of candour.
The Chief Coroner has now issued Guidance Note 38, which addresses the issue of remote participation in coronial proceedings via video and audio broadcast.
