BRIS-102 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure patients are informed about innovative procedures and clinician experience

Recommendation

Patients are always entitled to know the extent to which a procedure which they are about to undergo is innovative or experimental. They are also entitled to be informed about the experience of the clinician who is to carry out the procedure.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or evidence of action concerning patients' entitlement to know about innovative procedures and clinician experience has been identified in the provided official sources. General searches on gov.uk for the Bristol Heart Inquiry did not yield specific documents detailing implementation or the government's position.
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
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
Recommendation age 24.7 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates