A key recommendation of the Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (also known as the Francis Report; Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, 2013) arising out of the Mid Stafford Hospital Trust Inquiry was to establish a culture of openness in all health services through a duty of candour. Dental practices regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be subject to a statutory duty of candour when a revised version of the Essential Standards for Quality and Safety (CQC, 2010) comes into force on 1 April 2015.
Dental care professionals (DCPs) are also subject to a professional duty of candour imposed by the General Dental Council (GDC), following a joint statement by the statutory professional regulators (General Medical Council, 2014). It requires all DCPs to be candid with patients about any errors in their care and treatment.
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