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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales is the independent inspectorate and regulator of healthcare in Wales

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Latest news & reports

19 Nov 2020
National review of maternity services in Wales finds services are delivered in a safe and effective way, but some aspects need improvement

We have published our report for Phase One of our National Review of Maternity Services

5 Nov 2020
Operational Plan published

We’ve published our operational plan for 2020-2021.

22 Oct 2020
Annual Report 2019-2020

Findings from our Chief Executive's Annual Report

22 Oct 2020
High standards of care, but issues remain in some areas, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales finds in its latest Annual Report

In its annual report published today [Thursday 22 October] Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has summarised the findings of over 200 inspections and reviews published during 2019-20 and prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

13 Oct 2020
Local Review of Breast Screening Services within Public Health Wales

We undertook a review to assess how Public Health Wales ensures the breast screening process is managed in a timely way for women who have an abnormal screening mammogram.

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