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UHB patient recall

Paterson Inquiry · Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson · Issued 4 February 2020 · Addressed to: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

We recommend that the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust board should check that all patients of Paterson have been recalled, and to communicate with any who have not been seen.

Paterson Inquiry, Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson · 4 Feb 2020 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- In December 2021, the government stated that this recommendation had been accepted and implemented, with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust having undertaken extensive patient recall programmes and over 12,000 patients recalled for review (Government Response to the Paterson Inquiry, DHSC, December 2021).

Response — verbatim from government

●University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Accepted and implemented. University Hospitals Birmingham has undertaken extensive patient recall programmes. Over 12,000 patients were recalled for review. Ongoing support is provided to affected patients. Trust has confirmed all identifiable patients have been contacted and offered review. (Source: Government Response, December 2021)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · 16 Dec 2021

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.

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