Public Inquiry Recommendations
Showing 6 of 1,839 recommendations from Paterson Inquiry
What these recommendations are about — Paterson Inquiry
Key themes in this inquiry:
Patient safety governance ·
No person-centred care ·
Duty of Candour implementation ·
Healthcare indemnity regulation ·
Fragmented NHS record access and information sharing
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Report published 2020 — 17 recommendations across this inquiry.
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Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Single consultant data repository
We recommend that there should be a single repository of the whole practice of consultants across England, setting out their practising privileges and other critical consultant performance data – for …
- The Department of Health and Social Care stated in December 2021 that it was improving data flows to the CQC and GMC to provide …
4
Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Reflection period for consent
We recommend that there should be a short period introduced into the process of patients giving consent for surgical procedures, to allow them time to reflect on their diagnosis and …
- The GMC revised its "Decision making and consent" guidance, effective 9 November 2020, which requires doctors to give patients time to consider information before …
6b
Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Mandatory independent complaint resolution
We recommend that all private patients should have the right to mandatory independent resolution of their complaint.
- The government stated in December 2021 that it was considering whether legislative change is needed to make independent adjudication mandatory for all private healthcare …
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Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Indemnity regulation reform
We recommend that the Government should, as a matter of urgency, reform the current regulation of indemnity products for healthcare professionals in light of the serious shortcomings identified by this …
- In March 2024, the government announced that Medical Defence Organisations (MDOs) intended to implement a sector-led Code of Practice for discretionary indemnity by the …
12b
Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Information sharing between providers
We recommend that if the healthcare professional also works at another provider, any concerns about them should be communicated to that provider.
- The GMC updated its guidance to state that patient safety is paramount when deciding whether to share information about doctors with other providers (DHSC …
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Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
(2020)
Independent sector provider responsibility
We recommend that the government addresses, as a matter of urgency, this gap in responsibility and liability.
- The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) refreshed the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework (MPAF) to clarify that independent providers are responsible for the quality of …