title: Raising concerns and reporting poor care in practice.
abstract: This article considers the issue of poor care and how nurses should respond when they encounter it. Several reports and inquiries into failings in care have called into question the standards of care provided by nurses. Of equal concern is the observation that in some instances, poor care is unreported. While there may be underlying structural and organisational reasons for this, it is contended that nurses have a legal, moral and professional obligation to report poor care when they become aware of it.
authors.affiliation: University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ion
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales.
authors.forename: Aled
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Craven
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D035642:Whistleblowing
keywords: Francis report; failings in care; poor care; raising concerns; reporting concerns; whistleblowing