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Following a recent criminal investigation, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has invoked its legal powers due to a breach of the Care Standards Act 2000.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of a mental health ward at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli. The Bryngolau Ward run by Hywel Dda University Health Board provides specialist mental health care and services for older adults.
A new joint report published today by the health, care, and education inspectorates in Wales highlights the need for improvements in mental health support for children and young people.
We want to ensure healthcare services reflect on our inspection and assurance work and measure their own services against these findings to drive forward service improvement. We hope the findings of good practice illustrated within this case study below can be transferred between organisations, and across the wider health service to support system improvements.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (23 October 2024) following a three-day inspection at Hafan y Coed, a mental health unit at the University Hospital Llandough, run by Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has today published its Annual Report for 2023-2024, highlighting key findings from the regulation, inspection, and review of healthcare services across Wales. The report provides insight into the quality of care delivered to the people of Wales, and outlines areas where improvements are needed to ensure services remain safe, effective, and patient-centred.
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Along with other inspectorates we jointly reviewed the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Child Protection across Wales.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (22 August 2024) following an unannounced follow-up inspection of the Emergency Department (ED) at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl.