Boards
5
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (1)Accepted in Part (4)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
5 total
P2-15
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Routine mortuary reporting to trust boards
All NHS trusts should establish a routine reporting system for matters relating to mortuaries and body stores. This reporting system should include the presentation of a formal report, by the …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on routine board reporting on mortuary operations was accepted in principle. Full government response due …
NHS England
P2-16
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Trust boards assure recommendation implementation
Trust boards should assure themselves that the recommendations in this Report have been implemented.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on board assurance of implementation of mortuary standards was accepted in principle. Full government response …
NHS England
P2-18
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Mortuaries treated as regulated activity in governance
Trust boards should take note of the fact that mortuary services are subject to statutory regulation and should be treated with equivalent regard to other regulated activities within trust governance …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on treating the mortuary as a regulated service within the NHS was accepted in principle. …
NHS England
P2-6
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Security breaches reviewed by expert with action plans
All NHS trusts should take every breach of security in a mortuary or body store extremely seriously. Each security incident should be reviewed by a security expert who is able …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on recording and investigating security incidents in NHS mortuaries was accepted in principle. Full government …
NHS England
14
Accepted
Paterson Inquiry
Board apologies
We recommend that when things go wrong, boards should apologise at the earliest stage of investigation and not hold back from doing so for fear of the consequences in relation …
- In December 2021, the government accepted this recommendation, stating that Duty of Candour regulations require healthcare providers to be open when things go wrong …
Department of Health and…