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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has released a report following an unannounced inspection of a specialist mental health ward at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Part of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Ward 7 is a 14-bed unit providing dementia care. The inspection took place over three consecutive days in January 2025.
As the organisation that checks the quality of healthcare in Wales, our priority is making sure that people and communities receive safe, effective, and high-quality care that meets their needs.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection on the Emergency Department (ED) at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) recently carried out an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department (ED), including the Paediatric ED, at Morriston Hospital, managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
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.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) have published their annual monitoring report on how the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are being used in Wales.
We have published our Mental Health Monitoring Annual Report 2023-24, which outlines our assurance activities and findings for mental health and learning disability services. Monitoring of the Mental Health Act 1983 is a statutory responsibility delegated to HIW since 1 April 2009 by Welsh Ministers at which point responsibility for monitoring the functions of the Act was transferred from the Mental Health Act Commission. The report examines the standard of care within NHS and independent settings across Wales from April 2023 to March 2024.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) carried out an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department (ED) at The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, run by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The two-day inspection in October 2024 identified ongoing systemic challenges affecting the consistent delivery of safe care, but also noted positive progress since the department’s previous inspection in 2022.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has issued a report following two inspections of the mental health services being provided at Heatherwood Court in Pontypridd, managed by the Iris Care Group.