Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 3: Guidance on control of patients' money
From Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Whittingham Hospital.
Recommendation
The Department are now preparing new guidance on the control of patients’ money which will avoid the retention of large sums at ward level. We welcome this but hope that nurses will be able to retain and develop their therapeutic role of participating in the assessment of patients’ capacity to handle money and guiding them in spending it.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 42
Reference: 112 (3)
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Whittingham Inquiry
Report
Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Whittingham Hospital