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).
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commission for Health Improvement | 0 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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
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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
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Healthcare Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | National Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | CHI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2000 ⓘ |
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