Public Accountability
4
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (3)Accepted in Part (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
4 total
F135
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Public accountability of commissioners and public engagement
Commissioners should be accountable to their public for the scope and quality of services they commission. Acting on behalf of the public requires their full involvement and engagement: There should …
- The Health and Care Act 2022 requires ICBs to involve patients and the public in decisions about the commissioning of services. ICBs must make …
Commissioners
F136
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Public accountability of commissioners and public engagement
Commissioners need to be recognisable public bodies, visibly acting on behalf of the public they serve and with a sufficient infrastructure of technical support. Effective local commissioning can only work …
- Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are established as statutory NHS bodies under the Health and Care Act 2022, with their own legal identity, branding, websites, …
Commissioners
F74
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Enhancement of role of governors
Monitor and the Care Quality Commission should publish guidance for governors suggesting principles they expect them to follow in recognising their obligation to account to the public, and in particular …
- Monitor published "Your Statutory Duties: A Reference Guide for NHS Foundation Trust Governors" in August 2013, updated November 2013. This guide sets out governors' …
Monitor
F76
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Enhancement of role of governors
Arrangements must be made to ensure that governors are accountable not just to the immediate membership but to the public at large – it is important that regular and constructive …
- Section 151 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 strengthened governor accountability by requiring councils of governors to hold non-executive directors to account …
NHS Trusts