The Canadian Patient Safety Institute recently released a revision of the Canadian Disclosure Guidelines (originally published in 2008).
These guidelines symbolize a commitment to patients’ right to be informed if they are involved in a patient safety incident by promoting a clear and consistent approach to disclosure, emphasizing the importance of inter-professional teamwork, and supporting learning from patient safety incidents. The revised guidelines can be found here.
To assist Ontario hospitals in understanding their disclosure obligations, the Ontario Hospital Association has also developed An Ontario Guide to Disclosure: Implementing the Amendments to Regulation 965 under the Public Hospitals Act.
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