NHS Orkney Duty of Candor Annual Report 2022/23

All health and social care services in Scotland have a duty of candour. This is a legal requirement which instructs NHS Orkney (NHSO) on how to tell those affected that an unintended or unexpected event(s) appears to have caused harm or death. and are required to apologise and to be meaningfully involved in a review of what happened and that organisations learn how to improve for the future1 . An important part of this duty is that NHSO provide an annual report about how the duty of candour is implemented in our services. This report will outline how NHSO has met the duty of candour during the time between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.