title: Honesty will always be the best policy.
abstract: Under the draft code nurses and midwives must comply with a proactive duty of candour, informing patients and relatives when care may have caused harm, acting immediately to put things right, and responding honestly to complaints and investigations.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kleebauer
mesh_terms: D009740:Nursing Staff; D011050:Policy Making; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013222:State Medicine; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom