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Expert Advice

2 recommendations 100% accepted

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Government Response
Accepted (1)
Accepted in Part (1)
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recommendation across 1 inquiry

Across 1 inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

2 total
F117 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

Support for complainants

A facility should be available to Independent Complaints Advocacy Services advocates and their clients for access to expert advice in complicated cases.

- The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (section 185) placed a duty on local authorities to commission independent advocacy services for people making NHS …
Department of Health and…
F90 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Assistance in deciding on prosecutions

In order to determine whether a case is so serious, either in terms of the breach of safety requirements or the consequences for any victims, that the public interest requires …

- HSE published guidance on the selection and management of expert witnesses in enforcement proceedings, including healthcare-related cases. HSE uses expert medical and clinical advisors …