Recommendation 13

In 2024, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body reported that the broader health system was drowning in patient safety recommendations rather than taking affirmative actions to improve it.26 NHS England told us that there are over 1,500 recommendations in the system and that managing those centrally is a huge task. NHS England told us that the new National Quality Board will look at how the NHS can access stronger, smarter recommendations.27 19 Qq 35-36 20 Q 38 21 C&AG’s Report, para 16 22 Switalskis Solicitors (CCN0014); Action against Medical Accidents (CCN0018); Slater & Gordon (CCN0023) 23 Q 83 24 Q 78 25 Q 99 26 C&AG’s Report, para 1.4 27 Q 80 12 Learning from available data