SAI Deaths in Annual Reports

IHRD-83 Response Accepted

Recommendation

Each Trust should publish in its Annual Report, details of every SAI related patient death occurring in its care in the preceding year and particularise the learning gained therefrom.

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: SAI-related death reporting incorporated into Trust annual reports. 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

SAI-related death reporting incorporated into Trust annual 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 Annual Report Transparency

Recommendation age 8.3 yrs

Last formal update 851 days ago