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17 Oct 2024

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.

4 Oct 2024

Ever wondered what it's like to be a Dental peer reviewer with us? Meet our Clinical Dental lead, Ali Jahanfar, as he shares his rewarding experience firsthand!

19 Sep 2024

Along with other inspectorates we jointly reviewed the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Child Protection across Wales.

22 Aug 2024

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.

31 Jul 2024

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (31 July) following an inspection of the maternity unit at Singleton Hospital in Swansea.

25 Jul 2024

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (25 July 2024) following an inspection of Ty Glyn Ebwy Hospital in Ebbw Vale run by Elysium Healthcare.

11 Jul 2024

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (11 July) following an inspection of Coed Du Hall, a mental health service in Mold, Flintshire. Coed Du Hall is a twenty-two-bed independent mental health open rehabilitation hospital. It is a mixed gender hospital and works with individuals with complex needs who require a further rehabilitation.

26 Jun 2024

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.

21 Jun 2024

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (21 June 2024) following an inspection of the Maternity Unit at the University Hospital of Wales, run by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

6 Jun 2024

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report (6 June 2024) highlighting improved care within the Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Wales, run by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.