Healthcare Data Analysis

IHRD-80 Response Accepted

Recommendation

Trusts should ensure health care data is expertly analysed for patterns of poor performance and issues of patient safety.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

Government response: Accepted. Last substantive update was January 2024. No recent public evidence of further progress.

Sources

Government response (2018-03-01): Accepted Source: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/ihrd-implementation-programme Text: Healthcare data analysis capabilities enhanced across Trusts. Progress update (2024-01-31): In Progress Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates. Source: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/ihrd-implementation-programme

How was this evidence gathered?

Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 26 May 2026

Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)

External sources searched: www.health-ni.gov.uk

This recommendation applies across many organisations. The evidence above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.

Jurisdiction

Northern Ireland

Response

Accepted

Accepted HSC Trusts

01 Mar 2018

Healthcare data analysis capabilities enhanced across Trusts.

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Source

Inquiry Hyponatraemia Inquiry

Report Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths 31 Jan 2018

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Responsible Bodies

HSC Trusts Primary

Themes & Tags

Patient safety governance Data Analysis Patient Safety Performance

Recommendation age 8.3 yrs

Last formal update 851 days ago