Welcome to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

HIW's core responsibility is to undertake reviews and investigations into the provision of NHS funded care either by or for Welsh NHS organisations in order to provide independent assurance about and to support the continuous improvement in the quality and safety of Welsh NHS funded care.

HIW is also responsible for undertaking reviews and investigations into independent healthcare settings which include acute hospitals, mental health establishments, dental anaesthesia settings, hospices, private medical practices and specialised clinics.

HIW also has responsibility for the statutory supervision of midwives and has entered an agreement with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) to conduct annual monitoring of higher education institutions in Wales which offer approved NMC programmes.