§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to implement the national confidential inquiry into perioperative deaths; and if he will make a statement. [110434]
§ Ms StuartThe recommendations of the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) are primarily for the professions who need to re-evaluate their practice in the light of the evidence found. Other recommendations are concerned with organisational issues and are for local National Health Service management to address. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is undertaking a review of all four confidential inquiries which will include an assessment of the impact of NCEPOD and the other inquiries.