Hospices

3
Recommendations
67% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (2)Under Review (1)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 1 inquiry

Across 1 inquiry
Fuller Inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
3 total
P2-27 Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Hospice security and access controls
Hospices that care for deceased people on their premises should: introduce auditable access control of the area where deceased people are kept; have Standard Operating Procedures regarding the care of …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on security measures for hospice mortuaries was accepted in full. Work is being taken forward …
Department of Health and…
P2-28 Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
CQC guidance on hospice inspection scope
To avoid confusion over its remit, the Care Quality Commission should issue clear guidance to inspectors (and others) that hospice inspections should not include areas where deceased people are kept, …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on CQC updating its hospice inspection guidance to include mortuary security was accepted in full. …
CQC
P2-29 Under Consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Hospices in scope for new regulatory regime
Hospices should be considered in scope for the regulatory measures recommended in Chapter 11.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on bringing hospice mortuaries into the HTA regulatory scope was under consideration. Full government response …
Department of Health and…