Ensure Patients' Forums and Councils include wider public, not just patient groups

BRIS-161 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure Patients' Forums and Councils include wider public, not just patient groups

Recommendation

Proposals to establish Patients’ Forums and Patients’ Councils must allow for the involvement of the wider public and not be limited only to patients or to patients’ groups. They must be seen as an addition to the process of involving patients and the public in the activities of the NHS, rather than as a substitute for it.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific published evidence detailing actions taken to implement this recommendation, or confirming its acceptance or rejection, has been identified in the provided official sources. General searches on GOV.UK for 'Bristol Heart Inquiry government response' and 'recommendation implementation' yielded many results but no specific documents relevant to this recommendation's proposals for Patients’ Forums and Councils.

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