Amend Quality Standards for shared decision-making
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry · Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · Issued 18 June 2026 · Addressed to: Department of Health NI
Government responseNo response yet
DeliveryNo statement from Department of Health NI found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The 2006 Quality Standards for Health and Social Care should be amended to require HSC organisations to provide all people with learning disabilities, and if they lack capacity, their family or advocate, with the opportunity to share in all decision-making about their care plan, including assessments, treatment plans, evaluations of care and placements. The RQIA should include performance against the new standard in its announced inspections.
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry, Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · 18 Jun 2026 Source PDF →
Government response
●No formal government response recorded
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Delivery
No statement on delivery from Department of Health NI has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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