Publicly available evidence indicates the government published a response to the Bristol Heart Inquiry and has documents related to its recommendation implementation (gov.uk search results). While specific details on compulsory periodic appraisal for all healthcare professionals being included in contracts are not provided in the available evidence, the topic of 'appraisal should periodic' shows extensive government content (gov.uk search results, 9,589 results). No specific legislation or policy directly addressing this recommendation has been identified in the provided sources, and the most recent specific evidence is not available.