Recommendation IBI-4c(i): Simplify External Regulation
From Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report, published 20 May 2024.
Recommendation
Regulation:
That external regulation of safety in healthcare be simplified. As a first step towards this, there should be a UK wide review by the four health departments of the systems of external regulation, with the aim of addressing all the points made earlier in this Report and in other reports since 2000.
In brief (written by this site)
In May 2025, the UK Government stated that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care had asked Dr Penny Dash to review patient safety across six core regulatory bodies to determine whether a different approach or delivery model could achieve greater value, adding that the review would be published shortly to inform its ten-year health plan and an NHS Quality Strategy (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). The record holds no update since the UK Government's response of May 2025 (Cabinet Office response, May 2025).
Sources
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Government response
In relation to recommendation 4c) i. the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asked Dr Penny Dash to conduct a review of patient safety in the health and care landscape. The focus of the review by Dr Dash is on six core bodies: Care and Quality Commission (CQC), The National Guardian’s Office, Healthwatch England (HWE) and the Local Healthwatch network, Health Services Safety Investigation Body, Patient Safety Commissioner and NHS Resolution, and how they work with the wider landscape. The Secretary of State asked Dr Dash to make recommendations on whether greater value could be achieved through a different approach or delivery model. The review will be published shortly. All findings will inform the UK Government’s 10-year health plan, as well as work to develop an NHS Quality Strategy, to transform the NHS and social care system and make it fit for the future.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched (last checked 11 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response