Child Death Overview Panel
Hyponatraemia Inquiry · Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · Issued 31 January 2018 · Addressed to: Department of Health NI
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Department should engage with other interested statutory organisations to review the merits of introducing a Child Death Overview Panel.
Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Department of Health NI
Engagement with statutory organisations on Child Death Overview Panel ongoing.
Department of Health NI · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health NI No Child Death Overview Panel established in NI. The statutory duty placed on the Safeguarding Board for NI in 2011 to review child deaths has never been commenced. View source → Not Implemented
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