Tag
Hospices
3 recommendations
67% accepted
Tag overview
Government Response
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
Hospice security and access controls
Hospices that care for deceased people on their premises should: introduce auditable access control of the area where deceased people are kept; have Standard Operating Procedures regarding the care of …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on security measures for hospice mortuaries was accepted in full. Work is being taken forward …
Department of Health and…
CQC guidance on hospice inspection scope
To avoid confusion over its remit, the Care Quality Commission should issue clear guidance to inspectors (and others) that hospice inspections should not include areas where deceased people are kept, …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on CQC updating its hospice inspection guidance to include mortuary security was accepted in full. …
CQC
Hospices in scope for new regulatory regime
Hospices should be considered in scope for the regulatory measures recommended in Chapter 11.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on bringing hospice mortuaries into the HTA regulatory scope was under consideration. Full government response …
Department of Health and…