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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Kim Pilling

Duty of candour in NHS ‘does not work and needs urgent review’, inquiry told

NHS Rob Behrens Lucy Letby the Thirlwall Inquiry Cheshire Constabulary
Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others (Cheshire Constabulary/PA) - (PA Media)

Duty of candour in the NHS is not working and needs replacing with stronger powers, a former senior ombudsman has told the inquiry over the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby.

Sir Rob Behrens said that fines for health and social care providers were “so puny” they were not acting as a deterrent against complying with the statutory obligation to be open and transparent with patients and their families.

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