Information
Recommendations related to information
12
Recommendations
92% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (7)Accepted in Part (4)Under Review (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 4 inquiries
Across 4 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
12 total
P2-63
Under Consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Mandatory information from funeral directors
The standards should include details of mandatory information to be given to customers by funeral directors to provide transparency about the care of the deceased, including information on measures to …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on DBS checks for funeral sector staff was under consideration. Full government response due Summer …
Department of Health and…
P2-33
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Inspect London Fire Brigade information management systems
That as soon as reasonably practicable the Inspectorate inspect the LFB to examine and report on its arrangements for collecting, storing and distributing information in accordance with section 7(2)(d) of …
- HMICFRS accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - HMICFRS Round 3 inspection …
HM Inspectorate of Const…
P2-50
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Devise displaced person information recording methods
RBKC had no effective means of collecting and recording information about those who had been displaced from the tower and surrounding buildings, including those who were missing. Compiling reliable information …
- The government expressed support for this recommendation directed at local authorities in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, …
Local Authorities
IHRD-18
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
On-Call Consultant Display
The names of all on-call consultants should be prominently displayed in children's wards.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
F21
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Responsibility for regulating and monitoring compliance
The regulator should have a duty to monitor the accuracy of information disseminated by providers and commissioners on compliance with standards and their compliance with the requirement of honest disclosure. …
- CQC has a statutory duty under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to assess whether providers are meeting the fundamental standards, and its …
CQC
F244
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Common information practices shared data and electronic records
There is a need for all to accept common information practices, and to feed performance information into shared databases for monitoring purposes. The following principles should be applied in considering …
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
NHS
F245
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Board accountability
Each provider organisation should have a board level member with responsibility for information.
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
Healthcare providers
F257
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Role of the Health and Social Care Information Centre
The Information Centre should be tasked with the independent collection, analysis, publication and oversight of healthcare information in England, or, with the agreement of the devolved governments, the United Kingdom. …
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation in principle (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, …
F258
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Role of the Health and Social Care Information Centre
The Information Centre should continue to develop and maintain learning, standards and consensus with regard to information methodologies, with particular reference to comparative performance statistics.
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
F261
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Information standards
The Information Centre should be enabled to undertake more detailed statistical analysis of its own than currently appears to be the case.
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
F273
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Information to coroners
The terms of authorisation, licensing and registration and any relevant guidance should oblige healthcare providers to provide all relevant information to enable the coroner to perform his function, unless a …
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
Healthcare providers
F36
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Use of information for effective regulation
A coordinated collection of accurate information about the performance of organisations must be available to providers, commissioners, regulators and the public, in as near real time as possible, and should …
- CQC's Insight model brings together data from multiple sources including patient safety incidents, mortality statistics (including SHMI), staff survey data, complaints, whistleblowing intelligence, and …
CQC