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The review of patient management arrangements in the Welsh Ambulance Service’s Emergency Medical Service Clinical Contact Centres makes recommendations to help improve the quality of the service.
In December 2019, we took part in a Joint Inspection of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA) in Newport. The joint inspection was the first pilot inspection in Wales involving five inspectorates reviewing child protection arrangements.
We’ve published a COVID-19 position statement, which outlines the actions we’ve taken in response to the pandemic and our approach to the challenges we’re continuing to face. It also sets out how we’ll adapt our work as COVID-19 restrictions change.
The publication of the report following our inspection of maternity services at Wrexham Maelor Hospital marks a waypoint in our National Review of Maternity Services in Wales.
Healthcare inspectors Emma Scott and Lauren Young, both of whom are registered nurses, have been working in front-line NHS roles during the COVID-19 outbreak, while continuing to work for HIW.
This is a joint statement, shared with providers of health and social care, from Gillian Baranski, Chief Inspector, Care Inspectorate Wales and Alun Jones, Interim Chief Executive, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.