6 Response Response Pending

Monitoring deaths in hospitals

Recommendation

i. By 31 March 2027, all hospital Trusts must have in place effective mechanisms for Board-
level monitoring of all deaths of children and babies.
ii. By 31 March 2027, all hospital Trusts must have in place a clear and predetermined route
to senior management for the escalation of concerning data trends or patterns.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 16 Sep 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
England
Page Reference
3
Section Reference
Chapter 35
Response
Response Pending

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Thirlwall Inquiry Final Report 15 Sep 2026
Responsible Bodies
NHS Trusts Primary
Last formal update No formal updates