BRIS-55
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Establish independent advice and mentorship for trust board Chairs
Recommendation
The Chairs of trust boards should have a source of independent advice (or mentor) during their period of office, drawn from a pool of experts assembled by the NHS Leadership Centre.
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
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates