BRIS-198 Response Historic AI-assessed

Urgently investigate paediatric cardiac surgery units for unsafe low patient volumes

Recommendation

An investigation should be conducted as a matter of urgency to ensure that PCS is not currently being carried out where the low volume of patients or other factors make it unsafe to perform such surgery.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing an urgent investigation into the safety of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery (PCS) in units with low patient volumes or other risk factors has been identified in the provided official sources. General gov.uk searches for related terms did not yield specific reports or outcomes of such an investigation. 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
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