IHRD-12
Response
Accepted
Senior Paediatric Responsibility
Recommendation
Senior paediatric medical staff should hold overall patient responsibility in children's wards accommodating both medical and surgical patients.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- HSC Trusts reported that bedside name boards identifying the responsible consultant and named nurse are in place on paediatric wards (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018).
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by Claude (Anthropic) on 17 Jul 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
This recommendation applies across many organisations. The evidence above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
HSC Trusts
01 Mar 2018
Arrangements in place for senior paediatric oversight in children's wards.
Source
Inquiry
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
HSC Trusts
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.5 yrs
Last formal update
910 days ago