Escalation: useful resources

This page accompanies the advice we provide on the escalation page. It includes resources that can provide you with further guidance and information on the duty of candour.

UK-wide

• MDU: Duty of candour at a glance
• RCOG: Guidance on the engagement of short-term locums in maternity care
• RCOG: Guidance on the engagement of long-term locums in maternity care

England

• CQC: Maternity improvement resource – good practice in managing safety incidents
• NHS Resolution: Saying sorry
• CQC: Regulation 20 – Duty of candour
• Royal College of Anaesthetists: Duty of candour

Wales

• BMA: The NHS Wales Duty of candour

Scotland

• Scottish Government: Duty of Candour
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland: Learning from adverse events

Northern Ireland

• Health and Social Care Board: Procedure for the Reporting and Follow up of Serious Adverse Incidents