BRIS-30 Response Historic AI-assessed

Implement and securely fund Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services in all NHS trusts

Recommendation

We endorse the initiative in ‘The NHS Plan’ to establish a Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service in every NHS trust and primary care trust. The establishment of this service should be implemented in full as quickly as possible. Once established, patient advocacy and liaison services must be given secure funding to enable them to provide an effective service to patients.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified from the provided official sources confirming the full and rapid implementation of Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services (PALS) in every NHS trust and primary care trust, or their secure funding, as endorsed by 'The NHS Plan'. The available search results do not detail specific actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Bristol Heart Inquiry
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
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Themes & Tags
Patient safety governance Value for money strategy
Recommendation age 24.7 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates