Source · Investigations in the NHS
Investigations in the NHS
Independent investigation reports and reviews commissioned by government or NHS bodies. Browse by category or region, or search across all 943 investigations.
943 investigations
4,787 recommendations
423 with extracted recommendations
128 with action plans
Browse by category 8 categories
Savile Hospital Investigation
Quality Assurance Review
Mental Health Homicide Review
Maternity and Neonatal
Specialist Service Review
Pathway Review
Children and Young People
Browse by region 11 regions
London
North East and Yorkshire
South East
North West
South West
Midlands
East of England
Wales
Scotland
National
Northern Ireland
Collection context
These figures describe the full indexed collection.
423 investigations have recommendations indexed.
128 investigations have a published NHS action plan.
The largest category is Mental Health Investigation, with 782 investigations and 3,255 recommendations.
Across 8 categories and 11 regions, 943 investigations have 4,787 recommendations extracted from the reports.
Trends By year and category
Investigations by year
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| Publication year | Investigations |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 41 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Top categories by recommendations
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| Investigation category | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Investigation | 3,255 |
| Quality Assurance Review | 423 |
| Mental Health Homicide Review | 408 |
| Maternity and Neonatal | 362 |
| Specialist Service Review | 170 |
| Savile Hospital Investigation | 105 |
| Pathway Review | 40 |
| Children and Young People | 24 |
Trusts represented in these investigations
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| Trust | Investigations |
|---|---|
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 13 |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 8 |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | 8 |
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | 8 |
| South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 6 |
| Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 6 |
| Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 5 |
| Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust | 5 |
| Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust | 4 |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 4 |