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recommendation across 1 inquiry

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6 total
SHI-1 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Communication strategy for patients and families

Health boards must ensure that in the event of any adverse situation that could affect the wellbeing of patients and their families, there is a communication strategy in place to …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted all 11 recommendations in a parliamentary statement (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). …
Scottish Government
SHI-10 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Uniform policy for obtaining technical advice

This issue was highlighted in the Grant Thornton report where similar recommendations are made to what is set out above. NHSL has taken steps to address the issue. However, it …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted this recommendation (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). - No published evidence that …
Scottish Government
SHI-11 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Training for IPC professionals engineers and clinicians

I would recommend that IPC professionals should receive some basic training on the recommendations made by the NHS's own guidance for engineering systems, insofar as they are made in the …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted this recommendation (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). - On 17 September 2025, …
Scottish Government
SHI-2 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Risk assessment on funding model changes

Accordingly, in situations where the funding model or procurement route changes mid project, a risk assessment should be conducted to assess whether work done on the project up to that …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted this recommendation (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). - On 17 September 2025, …
Scottish Government
SHI-6 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Information on common construction errors

It is important that common project errors are not repeated. One helpful step is to ensure health boards undertaking projects have information about such common errors, and that this information …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted this recommendation (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). - On 17 September 2025, …
NHS Scotland Assure
SHI-8 Accepted Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

IPC role specifications and staffing levels

I accordingly recommend that priority be given to protecting scarce IPC resources. With that objective in view, what is expected of consideration and advice from individual disciplines at various stages …

- On 13 March 2025, Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray MSP accepted this recommendation (Scottish Government Parliamentary Statement, 13 March 2025). - On 17 September 2025, …
Scottish Government