Patient focus and complaints
Urology Services Inquiry · Urology Services Inquiry Report · Issued 24 June 2026 · Addressed to: Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Inquiry recommends that the Trust and Department work together to ensure there is:
• A specific programme of work to strengthen patient involvement, improve communication, and ensure patients and families are treated as partners in care.
• Direct communication with patients as standard practice.
• More effective handling of concerns and complaints, with an emphasis on early resolution, learning and advocacy support.
• Routine collection and use of patient experience data and transparent public reporting of quality and outcomes in accessible formats.
Urology Services Inquiry, Urology Services Inquiry Report · 24 Jun 2026 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●No formal government response recorded
The Index has not yet recorded a verbatim government response to this recommendation.
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 24 Jun 2026 Report published 24 June 2026. No formal government response published. The Health Minister welcomed the report on the day of publication. The Inquiry asks the Southern Health and Social Care Trust and the Department of Health to commit to act on the recommendations (paragraph 69).
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