Dignity
Recommendations related to dignity
11
Recommendations
73% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (6)Accepted in part (1)Accepted, fully or in part (not specified) (1)Under consideration (2)Noted (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
11 total
P1-12
Noted
Fuller Inquiry
Local authorities examine contractual arrangements
Kent County Council and East Sussex County Council should examine their contractual arrangements with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to ensure that they are effective in protecting the safety …
Kent County Council
P1-16
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Chief Nurse responsible for mortuary assurance
The Chief Nurse should be made explicitly responsible for assuring the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Board that mortuary management is delivered in such a way that it protects …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P1-17
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Deceased treated with same dignity as patients
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must treat the deceased with the same due regard to dignity and safeguarding as it does its other patients.
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P1-2
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
No deceased left out of fridges overnight
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must assure itself that all regulatory requirements and standards relating to the mortuary are met and that the practice of leaving deceased people out …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P1-9
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
CCTV in mortuary including post-mortem room
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must install CCTV cameras in the mortuary, including the post-mortem room, to monitor the security of the deceased and safeguard their privacy and dignity.
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P2-22
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Independent sector SOPs for deceased patients
Independent sector healthcare providers should ensure that there are Standard Operating Procedures and policies in place to protect the security and dignity of any patients that die under their care. …
Department of Health and…
P2-32
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Ambulance policies on deceased security and dignity
NHS ambulance services should also have policies regarding the security and dignity of the deceased, including when the deceased should be covered and/or secured. NHS England should monitor that such …
NHS England
P2-67
Under consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Faith organisations share guidance on deceased care
All faith organisations should consider how to support their members to deliver high standards of care for the deceased, with a focus on the security and dignity of the deceased …
Department of Health and…
P2-72
Under consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Interim Commissioner for Dignity of Deceased
In the interim, the government should immediately appoint a Commissioner for the Dignity of the Deceased who should immediately issue universal guidance that applies to all those who store and …
Department of Health and…
15
Accepted (fully or in part)
Brook House Inquiry
New comprehensive use of force detention services order
The Home Office must introduce, as a matter of urgency, a new and comprehensive detention services order to address use of force in immigration removal centres. The detention services order …
Home Office
2
Accepted in part
Brook House Inquiry
Require IRC contracts to uphold Rule 3 humane detention principles
The Home Office must ensure that each contract for the management of an immigration removal centre must expressly require compliance with the overriding purpose of Rule 3, which is to …
Home Office