§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how and when compliance with Health Service Circular 2000/028-Resuscitation policy will be monitored and audited by his Department; what sanctions will be administered on the NHS trusts which have riot complied; and how and when the outcomes of these monitoring activities will be made available to the general public. [151446]
§ Yvette CooperWe have asked the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) to pay particular attention to resuscitation decision-making processes as part of its rolling programme of clinical governance arrangements put in place by National Health Service organisations. Where CHI finds notable practice or areas for action relating to resuscitation practices, these will be outlined in the review report.
CHI will work with the NHS organisation, and the appropriate NHS Executive regional office (and local health authority where relevant), to set objectives for improvement. The organisation will then develop an action plan, the implementation of which will be monitored by the regional office to ensure any necessary action is taken.