National Patient Safety Agency to manage national sentinel events database

BRIS-110 Response Historic AI-assessed

National Patient Safety Agency to manage national sentinel events database

Recommendation

The national database of sentinel events should be managed by the National Patient Safety Agency, so as to ensure that a high degree of confidence is placed in the system by the public.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific government response or evidence of action concerning the National Patient Safety Agency managing a national database of sentinel events has been identified in the provided official sources. General searches on gov.uk for the Bristol Heart Inquiry did not yield specific documents detailing progress or the government's stance on this recommendation.

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