Patient safety would be undermined if manslaughter review hampers reflective practice, NHS chief executive says

Williams review of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare

“…Both the government and the GMC recognise the potentially explosive consequences for morale and recruitment, and the risk to patient safety from a lack of open discussion of medical errors, near misses, and the lessons to be learnt from them 3. The secretary of state Jeremy Hunt appointed Norman Williams to chair a rapid policy review, and his report was published on 11 June 4…”