BRIS-11
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
NHS employers must ensure staff allow patients time for questions
Recommendation
Patients should always be given the opportunity and time to ask questions about what they are told, to seek clarification and to ask for more information. It must be the responsibility of employers in the NHS to ensure that the working arrangements of healthcare professionals allow for this, not least that they have the necessary time.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or evidence of action regarding patients being given opportunity and time to ask questions and for NHS employers to ensure this has been identified in the provided official sources. While general search results for the Bristol Heart Inquiry exist on gov.uk, no specific documents detailing implementation were accessible.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates