BRIS-166
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
PCTs must involve public in commissioning hospital services and gather feedback
Recommendation
Primary care trusts (and groups), given their capacity to influence the quality of care in hospitals, must involve patients and the public, for example through each PCG/T’s Patient and Advocacy Liaison Service. They must make efforts systematically to gather views and feedback from patients. They must pay particular attention to involving their local community in decision-making about the commissioning of hospital services.
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 call for Primary Care Trusts to involve patients and the public.
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.
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates