Establish NHS Appointments Commission for non-executive director appointments

BRIS-51 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish NHS Appointments Commission for non-executive director appointments

Recommendation

As recommended in ‘The NHS Plan’, there should be an NHS Appointments Commission responsible for the appointment of non-executive directors of NHS trusts, health authorities and primary care trusts.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific, verifiable evidence regarding the implementation of this recommendation has been identified in the provided public sources. Generic searches on gov.uk for "Bristol Heart Inquiry recommendation implementation" yielded numerous results, but no specific documents detailing actions taken for this recommendation were provided. The Bristol Heart Inquiry concluded in 2001, and no recent evidence (within the last two years) is available in the provided materials.

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

Jurisdiction

UK-wide