David Behan

David Behan is the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission. He was formerly the Department of Health's director general for social care, local government and care partnerships.

He was said by the Health Service Journal to be the seventh most powerful person in the English NHS in December 2013.[1]

In January 2014 threw his weight behind a wide definition for the statutory duty of candour which was recommended by the Francis Report.[2] The Government originally intended the duty to be limited to cases of “severe harm” – when a patient had been killed or left permanently disabled, as a wider reporting requirement could inundate organisations with unnecessary bureaucracy. The CQC estimates there are about 11,000 incidents of severe harm per year, and up to 100,000 incidents of serious harm, although there may be significant under reporting of both. The charity Action Against Medical Accidents has been campaigning for a wide definition[3] and Behan made it clear that he was supporting them.

References

  1. ↑ "HSJ100 2013 The annual list of the most influential people in health". Health Service Journal. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "CQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour". Health Service Journal. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Legal Duty of Candour - 'Robbie's Law'". Action Against Medical Accidents. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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