Independent Reviews

Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Amos Maternity Investigation Baroness Valerie Amos · Department of Health and Social Care — A rapid national independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services in England, commissioned by DHSC in June … 8 recs Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Ockenden Review (Nottingham) Donna Ockenden · NHS England — Independent review of maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), chaired by Donna Ockenden. … 50 recs Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Lord Mann review on antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS Lord John Mann · DHSC — An urgent review led by Lord John Mann examining how the NHS, including employers and UK health regulators, … 26 recs Mar 2026 Health & Social Care Screen use by children aged under 5 DfE — The findings and recommendations of the Early Years Screen Time Advisory Group on the effects of all types … 7 recs Mar 2026 Health & Social Care Women’s Justice Board report MOJ — A report by members of the Women’s Justice Board setting out recommendations for reducing women’s imprisonment. 15 recs Feb 2026 Health & Social Care Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group: report Professor Karen Guldberg · DfE — The conclusions and recommendations of the independent review into ways to support neurodivergent children and young people in … 9 recs Dec 2025 Health & Social Care SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations DHSC — Review of UK blood donor screening for hepatitis E virus (HEV), assessing current methods, risks and options to … 6 recs Dec 2025 Health & Social Care Fonagy Review Professor Peter Fonagy OBE · Department of Health and Social Care — Independent review commissioned by DHSC in December 2025 to examine how the health system delivers mental health, ADHD … Nov 2025 Health & Social Care Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: final report Dr Camilla Kingdon · DHSC — Sets out the final report from the independent review of children’s hearing services in England. 12 recs Nov 2025 Health & Social Care Keep Britain Working Review: Final report DWP — Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity … 3 recs Oct 2025 Health & Social Care ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate ACMD — The report presents a review of etomidate and structurally related compounds and subsequent recommendations regarding their classification and … 4 recs Sep 2025 Health & Social Care National workload action group: reports on social worker workload DfE — Reports exploring how to reduce social workers’ workload. 19 recs Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles: final report Professor Gillian Leng CBE · DHSC — Independent report by Professor Gillian Leng CBE looking at the safety and effectiveness of physician associates and anaesthesia … 18 recs Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape DHSC — Dr Penny Dash's review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in England, which was commissioned … 9 recs Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Dash Patient Safety Review Dr Penny Dash · Department of Health and Social Care — Independent review commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in October 2024, following Dr … 9 recs Jun 2025 Health & Social Care Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector Sir Jon Cunliffe · Independent Water Commission — The Independent Water Commission’s final report sets out recommendations for reform to improve the water sector regulatory system … 88 recs Oct 2024 Health & Social Care Dash CQC Review Professor Penny Dash · DHSC — Independent review examining the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission, including its single assessment framework, inspection rates, … 7 recs Sep 2024 Health & Social Care Darzi Review Lord Ara Darzi · DHSC — Independent investigation diagnosing the state of the NHS in England. Found the NHS was in critical condition with … 34 recs Jul 2024 Health & Social Care Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission: interim report DHSC — Emerging findings and initial recommendations of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 5 recs Apr 2024 Health & Social Care Cass Review Dr Hilary Cass · NHSE — Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people in England. Found the service provided by … 32 recs Oct 2022 Health & Social Care East Kent Maternity Review Dr Bill Kirkup CBE · DHSC — Independent investigation into serious maternity and neonatal service failings at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust between … 5 recs Jun 2022 Health & Social Care Messenger Review General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard · DHSC — Independent review examining leadership and management across health and social care in England. Identified cultural, structural and talent … 7 recs Apr 2022 Health & Social Care Goldacre Review Ben Goldacre · DHSC — Independent review commissioned by DHSC examining how NHS patient data can be better used for research and analysis … 205 recs Mar 2022 Health & Social Care Ockenden Review Donna Ockenden · DHSC — Independent review of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust covering 1,592 cases between 2000 and … 79 recs Nov 2021 Health & Social Care Wade-Gery Review Laura Wade-Gery · DHSC — Independent review examining how to ensure a coherent approach to digital transformation across NHS national bodies. Argued for … 9 recs