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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published its Mental Health, Learning Disability Services and Mental Health Act Monitoring Annual Report 2024-2025, which outlines themes of our work for mental health and learning disability services across Wales.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is offering an exciting nine-month secondment for an experienced Project Lead to shape the future of maternity and neonatal service assurance in Wales.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published its findings following an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department (ED) at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) plays an important role in ensuring that dental practices across Wales deliver safe, effective, and high-quality care by following relevant legislation and professional standards.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has today published its Annual Report for 2024–2025, offering a clear and independent assessment of healthcare services across Wales. The report draws attention to a system under sustained pressure, where dedicated staff continue to deliver good care in difficult conditions, but where risks to patient safety persist, and improvement is not always sustained.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of maternity services at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Birth Centre in Ystrad Mynach, managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Following our assurance work in 2024-25, we inspected 30 GP practices and reported on a number of issues across Wales. In some circumstances we have needed to ask the practices to take immediate action to reduce risks to patient safety.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of maternity services at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board.
Following a recent criminal investigation, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has invoked its legal powers due to a breach of the Care Standards Act 2000. It follows evidence of a service providing aesthetic laser treatments at a clinic in Wrexham, Clwyd without registration.