What is Open Disclosure?
"the discussion of incidents that result in harm to a patient receiving healthcare"
For health care professionals, there is an ethical responsibility to maintain honest communication with patients and their support person, even when things go wrong. By ensuring that there is good communication when an adverse event occurs, we can begin to look at ways to prevent them from recurring" - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Resources
AHPRA Medical and Dental Boards of Conduct
Medical - Code of Conduct
Dental - Code of Conduct
3. Working With patients
3.10 Adverse events
Open and honest communication with your patient - open disclosure
3.11 When a complaint is made
Complying with relevant complaints law policies and procedures