Establish minimum weekly operating sessions for paediatric cardiac surgeons to maintain competence

BRIS-194 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish minimum weekly operating sessions for paediatric cardiac surgeons to maintain competence

Recommendation

With regard to those surgeons who undertake paediatric cardiac surgery, although not stipulating the number of operating sessions sufficient to maintain competence, it may be that four sessions a week should be the minimum number required. Agreement on this should be reached as a matter of urgency after appropriate consultation.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific published evidence detailing the urgent agreement or consultation outcomes regarding the minimum number of operating sessions for paediatric cardiac surgeons has been identified in the provided official sources. The general gov.uk search for 'regard those surgeons' returned numerous results, but no specific policy or guidance document was presented. The most recent evidence would be over 20 years old, given the likely age of the inquiry.

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