Commentary on Sections Part 3: Duty of candour Section 4 - Duty of candour procedure
17.This section requires the Welsh Ministers to provide in regulations for a procedure to be followed by an NHS body when the duty of candour applies to the body. The procedure will set out actions to be taken by NHS bodies when the duty applies.
18.Subsections (2) and (3) give detail as to what the regulations must make provision about. The regulations must, for example, require the NHS Body to notify the service user or their representative that the duty of candour has come into effect, to provide information about any further enquiries that will be carried out, and make provision about support and an apology.