Candour - what is a Notifiable Patient Safety Incident?

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In this briefing we talk about the term “reportable patient safety incident” being changed to “notifiable safety incident” and it's definition.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activity) Regulations 2014 introduces the statutory duty of candour. In this briefing we talk about the term “reportable patient safety incident” being changed to “notifiable safety incident” and it's definition.

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