BRIS-20
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Establish comprehensive counselling and support services as integral to patient care
Recommendation
The provision of counselling and support should be regarded as an integral part of a patient’s care. All hospital trusts should have a well-developed system and a well-trained group of professionals whose task it is to provide this type of support and to make links to the various other forms of support (such as that provided by voluntary or social services) which patients may need.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing the establishment of well-developed systems and trained professional groups for providing counselling and support as an integral part of patient care across all hospital trusts, as recommended, has been identified in the provided official sources. The most recent evidence would be over 20 years old, given the likely age of the inquiry.
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