BRIS-13
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Provide patients with pre-procedure explanation and post-procedure review opportunity.
Recommendation
Before embarking on any procedure, patients should be given an explanation of what is going to happen and, after the procedure, should have the opportunity to review what has happened.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence relating to patients receiving explanations before procedures and opportunities to review afterwards has been identified in the provided official sources. The Bristol Heart Inquiry concluded in 2001, and no specific documents or updates regarding this recommendation were found in the gov.uk or legislation.gov.uk searches provided.
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.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates