Safety recommendation
HSIB recommends that NHS England and NHS Improvement ensures that effective processes have been implemented in integrated care systems to identify local capability and capacity of their independent acute hospitals.
Response:
HSIB understand that elements of this recommendation may have now been taken forward in the elective recovery plan. HSIB has closed this recommendation response and confirmed the closure to the Department of Health and Social Care. This area may be explored further on the establishment of the Healthcare Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).