Board Awareness of SAI Reports

IHRD-81 Response Accepted

Recommendation

Trusts should ensure that all internal reports, reviews and related commentaries touching upon SAI related deaths within the Trust are brought to the immediate attention of every Board member.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..

Sources

Government response (2018-03-01): Accepted Source: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/ihrd-implementation-programme Text: Procedures established for ensuring Board members receive all SAI-related reports. Progress update (2024-01-31): Completed 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

Procedures established for ensuring Board members receive all SAI-related reports.

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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 Quality and safety oversight No open learning culture Sai Governance Board Transparency

Recommendation age 8.3 yrs

Last formal update 852 days ago