BRIS-116 Response Historic AI-assessed

Provide opportunity to report sentinel events in confidence

Recommendation

The opportunity should exist to report a sentinel event in confidence.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or evidence of action ensuring the opportunity to report sentinel events in confidence has been identified in the provided official sources. Generic searches on gov.uk for 'opportunity should exist' did not provide specific policy or system implementations for confidential reporting.
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
Inquiry Bristol Heart Inquiry
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
View Source
Themes & Tags
Whistleblower channel absence Duty of Candour implementation
Recommendation age 24.7 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates