Families

Recommendations related to families

4
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (4)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 3 inquiries

Across 3 inquiries
Mid Staffs Inquiry Morecambe Bay Investigation Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
4 total
SHI-1 Accepted
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
Communication strategy for patients and families
Health boards must ensure that in the event of any adverse situation that could affect the wellbeing of patients and their families, there is a communication strategy in place to …
- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted all 11 recommendations in a parliamentary statement (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). …
Scottish Government
1 Accepted
Morecambe Bay Investigation
Admit problems and apologise to affected families
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust should formally admit the extent and nature of the problems that have previously occurred, and should apologise to those patients and …
- In July 2015, the government stated that the Trust had "formally admitted the extent and nature of the problems that occurred and apologised individually …
University Hospitals of …
F280 Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Appropriate and sensitive contact with bereaved families
Both the bereaved family and the certifying doctor should be asked whether they have any concerns about the death or the circumstances surrounding it, and guidance should be given to …
- 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
F283 Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Information for and from inquests
Guidance should be developed for coroners' offices about whom to approach in gathering information about whether to hold an inquest into the death of a patient. This should include contact …
- 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). …