Research by Dr OIiver Quick has been cited in advice submitted to the Secretary of State for Health by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. The advice concerns how professional regulation can encourage health professionals and social workers to be more candid when things have gone wrong in the delivery of healthcare treatment. The Secretary of State for Health commissioned this advice following the recommendation in the Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundations Trust Public Inquiry for a statutory duty of candour on healthcare providers and professionals.

The two reports prepared by the Authority can be found here:

http://professionalstandards.org.uk/library/document-detail?id=6d855358-c724-416b-9172-17c5b06fec35