Impact of responses to quality issues on regulatory agencies
| Agency | Issue | Response | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS | High Mortality Rates at NHS Lanarkshire | Review of NHS Lanarkshire (Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 2013b) | Leading to development of new scrutiny approach – “Quality of Care Reviews” |
| HIW | Care concerns at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board and wider concerns about effectiveness of HIW | Trusted to Care Independent Review (Andrews and Butler, 2014); HIW Review (Marks, 2014) | Independent review of concerns at ABMU and the Welsh Health and Social Care Committee review of HIW in 2013. Followed by a formal review of HIW (Marks, 2014) |
| RQIA | Incidents at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Northern Care Health and Social Care Trust | Instigated reviews by RQIA of the Trusts. The Minister in parallel initiated a review of the Northern Irish health and social care system (Donaldson et al., 2014) | The review of the health and social care system found that RQIA had little visibility and the healthcare system needed to strengthen its approach to improving quality |
| CQC | High Mortality Rates and patient neglect at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, similar failings in care at Winterbourne View and Morecambe Bay FT | The Mid Staffordshire Enquiry (Francis, 2013) Morecambe Bay Enquiry (Kirkup, 2015) Winterbourne View (Department of Health, 2012) | Development of new inspection approach based on the NHS England reviews of high mortality trusts conducted in response to the Francis Enquiry |
| Monitor | As CQC | As CQC | Change in role following 2012 Health and Social Care Act |
| TDA | As CQC | TDA did not exist during the time of these issues; however, the impact of them influenced the design of the organisation | Established following 2012 Health and Social Care Act |
| Agency | Issue | Response | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS | High Mortality Rates at NHS Lanarkshire | Review of NHS Lanarkshire ( | Leading to development of new scrutiny approach – “Quality of Care Reviews” |
| HIW | Care concerns at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board and wider concerns about effectiveness of HIW | Trusted to Care Independent Review (Andrews and Butler, 2014); HIW Review ( | Independent review of concerns at ABMU and the Welsh Health and Social Care Committee review of HIW in 2013. Followed by a formal review of HIW ( |
| RQIA | Incidents at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Northern Care Health and Social Care Trust | Instigated reviews by RQIA of the Trusts. The Minister in parallel initiated a review of the Northern Irish health and social care system ( | The review of the health and social care system found that RQIA had little visibility and the healthcare system needed to strengthen its approach to improving quality |
| CQC | High Mortality Rates and patient neglect at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, similar failings in care at Winterbourne View and Morecambe Bay FT | The Mid Staffordshire Enquiry ( | Development of new inspection approach based on the NHS England reviews of high mortality trusts conducted in response to the Francis Enquiry |
| Monitor | As CQC | As CQC | Change in role following 2012 Health and Social Care Act |
| TDA | As CQC | TDA did not exist during the time of these issues; however, the impact of them influenced the design of the organisation | Established following 2012 Health and Social Care Act |
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