BRIS-187 Response Historic AI-assessed

Recognise parents as experts and fully involve them in their children's healthcare

Recommendation

Parents should ordinarily be recognised as experts in the care of their children, and when their children are in need of healthcare, parents should ordinarily be fully involved in that care.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence of action taken in response to this recommendation has been identified in the provided official sources. The Bristol Heart Inquiry concluded in 2001, and no dedicated government response or implementation tracker document was found in the search results.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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 asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
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