BRIS-121
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Assign executive and non-executive board members responsibility for clinical safety strategy.
Recommendation
At the level of individual trusts, an executive member of the board should have the responsibility for putting into operation the trust’s strategy and policy on safety in clinical care. Further, a non-executive director should be given specific responsibility for providing leadership to the strategy and policy aimed at securing safety in clinical care.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or evidence of action assigning responsibility for clinical care safety strategy and policy to an executive board member and leadership to a non-executive director at individual trusts has been identified in the provided official sources.
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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates