Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

National healthcare organisation for Wales

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Formation1 April 2004
HeadquartersRhydycar Business Park, Merthyr Tydfil
Region served
Wales
Chief executive
Alun Jones[1]
Staff
87 FTE (2022/23)
WebsiteOfficial website

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) (Welsh: Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru, AGIC) is the national healthcare improvement organisation for Wales. It is a public body which is part of NHS Wales and created in April 2004.

History

The function of this body is to implement the healthcare priorities of the Welsh Government, in particular the Quality and Improvement Strategy of NHS Wales.[2]

See also

  • Care Inspectorate Wales
  • Healthcare Improvement Scotland
  • Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland)
  • Care Quality Commission

References

  1. ^ "Alun Jones announced as the new Chief Executive of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)". Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ NHS Wales (17 September 2021). Achieving Quality and Safety Improvement (Report). NHS Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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