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Accepted (4)
Accepted in Part (3)
Under Review (1)
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recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

Fuller Inquiry Paterson Inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

8 total
P2-22 Accepted Fuller Inquiry

Independent sector SOPs for deceased patients

Independent sector healthcare providers should ensure that there are Standard Operating Procedures and policies in place to protect the security and dignity of any patients that die under their care. …

- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on standard operating procedures for independent sector mortuaries was accepted in full. The HTA is …
Department of Health and…
P2-23 Accepted Fuller Inquiry

Independent sector accompanied access to deceased

Independent sector healthcare providers should ensure that only people who have a legitimate reason to access a room that contains a deceased patient do so, even if they are staff …

- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on access controls for independent sector mortuaries was accepted in full. The HTA is working …
Department of Health and…
1 Accepted in Part Paterson Inquiry

Single consultant data repository

We recommend that there should be a single repository of the whole practice of consultants across England, setting out their practising privileges and other critical consultant performance data – for …

- In December 2021, the government accepted this recommendation in principle, stating that NHS England was developing consultant-level procedure data and that the Private Healthcare …
Department of Health and…
13 Accepted in Part Paterson Inquiry

Independent sector provider responsibility

We recommend that the government addresses, as a matter of urgency, this gap in responsibility and liability.

- In December 2021, the government accepted this recommendation in principle, acknowledging a gap in legal responsibility when consultants work under practising privileges and stating …
Department of Health and…
15 Under Consideration Paterson Inquiry

Independent sector NHS contract qualification

We recommend that if the government accepts any of the recommendations set out above, it should make arrangements to ensure that these are to be applicable across the whole of …

- In December 2021, the government did not accept this recommendation but stated it would be kept under review, citing concerns about proportionality and unintended …
Department of Health and…
3 Accepted Paterson Inquiry

Explaining independent sector differences

We recommend that the differences between how the care of patients in the independent sector is organised and the care of patients in the NHS is organised is explained clearly …

- In December 2021, the government accepted this recommendation, stating that CQC now requires independent healthcare providers to ensure patients understand arrangements relating to consultant …
Department of Health and…
6b Accepted in Part Paterson Inquiry

Mandatory independent complaint resolution

We recommend that all private patients should have the right to mandatory independent resolution of their complaint.

- In December 2021, the government accepted this recommendation in principle, stating that further work was needed on an implementation mechanism and that membership of …
Department of Health and…
8 Accepted Paterson Inquiry

Spire patient recall

We recommend that Spire should check that all patients of Ian Paterson have been recalled, and to communicate with any who have not been seen, and that they should check …

- In December 2021, the government stated that this recommendation had been accepted and implemented, with Spire Healthcare having undertaken comprehensive patient recall and all …
Spire Healthcare