Dignity

Recommendations related to dignity

11
Recommendations
82% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (7)Accepted in Part (2)Under Review (2)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries
Brook House Inquiry Fuller Inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
11 total
P1-12 Accepted
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 …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had reviewed contracts with Kent County Council and East Sussex County Council for mortuary services (MTW …
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 …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that the Chief Nurse had been assigned responsibility for mortuary services within the Trust executive structure (MTW Trust …
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.
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had reinforced the principle that the deceased must be treated with the same dignity and respect …
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 …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had strengthened procedures to ensure regulatory requirements are met and that the deceased are not left …
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.
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that CCTV had been installed in the mortuary covering all areas where the deceased are stored or examined …
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. …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on standard operating procedures for independent sector mortuaries was accepted in full. The HTA is …
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 …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on ambulance services adopting dignity policies for the deceased was accepted in full. Full government …
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 …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on faith organisations and the care of deceased persons was under consideration. Full government response …
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 …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on appointing an interim Commissioner for the Dignity of the Deceased was under consideration. Full …
Department of Health and…
15 Accepted 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 …
- In March 2024, the Home Office stated that a new DSO on use of force was being developed in consultation with experts, alongside an …
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 …
- In March 2024, the Home Office stated that new contracts mandate adherence to Detention Services Orders including the Detention Centre Rules 2001 and that …
Home Office