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 944 investigations.
944 investigations
9,266 recommendations
740 with extracted recommendations
128 with action plans
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Browse by category
Mental Health Investigation
779 investigations
6,452 recs
Savile Hospital Investigation
45 investigations
105 recs
Quality Assurance Review
43 investigations
449 recs
Mental Health Homicide Review
40 investigations
437 recs
Maternity and Neonatal
17 investigations
386 recs
Specialist Service Review
11 investigations
159 recs
Pathway Review
6 investigations
40 recs
Children and Young People
3 investigations
56 recs
Browse by region
London
180 investigations
1,483 recs
40 action plans
North East and Yorkshire
169 investigations
1,420 recs
18 action plans
South East
120 investigations
998 recs
8 action plans
North West
103 investigations
839 recs
16 action plans
South West
101 investigations
853 recs
14 action plans
Midlands
92 investigations
670 recs
12 action plans
East of England
87 investigations
533 recs
19 action plans
Wales
43 investigations
708 recs
Scotland
25 investigations
296 recs
National
19 investigations
201 recs
1 action plan
Northern Ireland
5 investigations
83 recs
Collection context
These figures describe the full indexed collection.
740 investigations have recommendations indexed, averaging 13 per investigation.
128 investigations (14%) have a published NHS action plan.
The largest category is Mental Health Investigation, with 779 investigations and 6,452 recommendations.
Coverage
Investigations
944
Across 8 categories and 11 regions
Recommendations
9,266
Extracted from investigation reports
Extraction rate
78%
740 investigations have recommendations
Action plans
14%
128 investigations have published action plans
Trends
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 | 34 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 53 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2026 | 13 |
Top categories by recommendations
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| Investigation category | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Investigation | 7,634 |
| Quality Assurance Review | 449 |
| Mental Health Homicide Review | 437 |
| Maternity and Neonatal | 386 |
| Specialist Service Review | 159 |
| Savile Hospital Investigation | 105 |
| Children and Young People | 56 |
| Pathway Review | 40 |
Trusts represented in these investigations
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| Trust | Investigations |
|---|---|
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 10 |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | 8 |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 7 |
| Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 6 |
| Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 4 |
| University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust | 4 |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 3 |
| Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | 3 |
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | 3 |