BRIS-99
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Mandate direct supervision for clinicians performing new clinical procedures until expert
Recommendation
Any clinician carrying out any clinical procedure for the first time must be directly supervised by colleagues who have the necessary skill, competence and experience until such time as the relevant degree of expertise has been acquired.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence detailing actions taken in response to this recommendation was found in the provided official sources. Searches on gov.uk for 'Bristol Heart Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Bristol Heart Inquiry government response' did not yield specific content relevant to this recommendation. Similarly, a search on legislation.gov.uk for 'Bristol Heart Inquiry' returned no results.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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 asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates