Patient Concern Organisation

IHRD-89 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Recommendation

The Department should consider establishing an organisation to identify matters of patient concern and to communicate patient perspective directly to the Department.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

According to the Department of Health NI's March 2018 statement, this recommendation was accepted, and the establishment of a patient concern organisation was under consideration as part of a broader patient engagement strategy. According to the Department of Health NI's Implementation Programme updates, as of January 2024, the implementation status remained "In Progress", with no specific organisation identified as established.

How was this assessed?

Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026

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

External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.health-ni.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk

Jurisdiction

Northern Ireland

Response

Accepted

Accepted Department of Health NI

01 Mar 2018

Under consideration as part of broader patient engagement strategy.

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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

Department of Health NI Primary

Themes & Tags

Patient safety governance Quality and safety oversight Informal user feedback Patient Voice Organisation Department

Recommendation age 8.1 yrs

Last formal update 783 days ago