IHRD-17 Accepted

Recording Changes in Accountability

Hyponatraemia Inquiry · Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · Issued 31 January 2018 · Addressed to: HSC Trusts

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

Inquiry recommendation

Any change in clinical accountability should be recorded in the notes.

Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- HSC Trusts reported that nurse-to-patient ratios on paediatric wards have been reviewed in line with professional standards (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018).
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
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This recommendation applies across many organisations. The evidence above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.

Response — verbatim from government

HSC Trusts

Incorporated into clinical documentation standards.

HSC Trusts · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.

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