Exclusive: 'Candour' law may change after legal threat

By Shaun Lintern2015-07-01T11:51:00

Man in hospital bed with unhappy woman and nurse at his side

Source: Alamy

The government is considering changing the duty of candour law just three months after it came into effect, following a threat of judicial review by a patient charity, HSJ can reveal.

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