the Commission for Health Improvement

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The Commission for Health Improvement was a former independent body in the United Kingdom responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of care in the National Health Service (NHS).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf healthcare regulator
non‑departmental public body
public body
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
country United Kingdom
countryServed England NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
dissolutionLegislation Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 NERFINISHED
dissolutionReason functions transferred to Healthcare Commission
dissolved 2004
hasActivity clinical governance review visits
follow‑up monitoring of NHS organisations
publication of performance indicators
thematic investigations into NHS services
hasCharacteristic evidence‑based assessment of services
independent of day‑to‑day NHS management
public reporting of findings
hasGoal improving quality of care in the NHS
protecting patients through independent review
hasMainResponsibility conducting clinical governance reviews of NHS organisations
developing national standards and indicators for NHS quality
investigating serious service failures in the NHS
monitoring quality of care in the NHS
providing advice on improving quality of care
publishing reports on NHS performance and quality
reviewing NHS clinical governance arrangements
hasRegulatoryScope NHS primary care services
NHS trusts NERFINISHED
health authorities
primary care trusts
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
inception 1999
industry healthcare
isIndependentOf NHS commissioning bodies NERFINISHED
NHS service providers NERFINISHED
legalBasis Health Act 1999 NERFINISHED
locatedInJurisdiction England and Wales NERFINISHED
operatedInSystem National Health Service in England NERFINISHED
National Health Service in Wales NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Department of Health (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
partOf NHS quality assurance framework
precededBy internal NHS clinical governance arrangements only
replacedBy Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection NERFINISHED
Healthcare Commission NERFINISHED
sector National Health Service NERFINISHED
shortName CHI NERFINISHED
startOfOperations 2000

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Health Act 1999 introduced the Commission for Health Improvement