BRIS-179
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Ensure free-standing children's hospitals provide access to all necessary facilities and specialists
Recommendation
In the case of existing free-standing children’s hospitals, particular attention must be given to ensuring that, through good management and organisation of care, children have access when needed to (a) facilities which may not routinely be found in a children’s hospital and (b) specialists, the appointment of whom in a children’s hospital could not be justified given the infrequent call on their services.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Publicly available search results on GOV.UK indicate the existence of a government response and documents related to the implementation of recommendations from the Bristol Heart Inquiry. However, no specific evidence detailing measures to ensure access to facilities and specialists for children in free-standing children’s hospitals has been identified within 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.
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates