Recommendation IBI-4b: Organisational Culture Change
From Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report, published 20 May 2024.
Recommendation
Cultural Change:
That a culture of defensiveness, lack of openness, failure to be forthcoming, and being dismissive of concerns about patient safety be addressed both by taking the steps set out in (a) above, and also by making leaders accountable for how the culture operates in their part of the system, and for the way in which it involves patients.
In brief (written by this site)
In its response presented to Parliament in May 2025, the UK Government stated that this recommendation on organisational culture change and leadership accountability for patient safety was accepted in principle alongside the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). The record holds no update since the UK Government's response of May 2025 (Cabinet Office response, May 2025).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
About this summary
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify from published sources alone. The record reflects policy commitments rather than measured outcomes.
Government response
This recommendation is accepted in principle by the UK Government, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched (last checked 11 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response