BRIS-143 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish multidisciplinary clinical audit as the core of local performance monitoring

Recommendation

The process of clinical audit, which is now widely practised within trusts, should be at the core of a system of local monitoring of performance. Clinical audit should be multidisciplinary.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
While clinical audit is a recognised practice, no specific evidence detailing its establishment as the core of a local multidisciplinary performance monitoring system, in direct response to this recommendation, has been identified in the provided official sources. General search results on GOV.UK do not offer specific details.
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