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Collaboration to improve patient safety
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have published a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement setting out how the two organisations will work together to promote the safety and well-being of people receiving NHS care in England.
The HSIB was established in April 2017 to conduct independent investigations into patient safety concerns in NHS-funded care across England. It makes recommendations aimed at improving healthcare systems and processes and direct those recommendations to relevant organisations with power to make improvements.
The formal agreement between both organisations is underpinned by three principles: respecting each other’s independent status; cooperating in an open and transparent way; and making decisions based on promoting people’s safety and encouraging high quality care.
The agreement confirms that the CQC and HSIB will share information about the safety and quality of NHS services and evidence of safety risks or emerging themes that may indicate wider safety issues. This includes cooperating on national safety reviews and working together in the public interest to support improvement.
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