Inspection
Recommendations related to inspection
Tag overview
recommendation across 10 inquiries
Across 10 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
RQIA use of CCTV in inspections
The RQIA needs to reconsider whether to make use of CCTV when it is in operation in a service it is inspecting where concerns have been raised.
CQC guidance on hospice inspection scope
To avoid confusion over its remit, the Care Quality Commission should issue clear guidance to inspectors (and others) that hospice inspections should not include areas where deceased people are kept, …
Funeral director regulation benefits outweigh difficulties
While the introduction of a proportionate statutory regulation and inspection regime may require significant adjustment by funeral director organisations, it is the view of the Inquiry that the benefit to …
Inspect London Fire Brigade control room operations
In the meantime, we recommend that His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (“the Inspectorate”) inspect the LFB as soon as reasonably possible to assess and report …
Inspect London Fire Brigade incident commander training
Steps have already been taken to respond to the criticisms made by the chairman in his Phase 1 report, but in order to reassure those who live in London we …
Inspect London Fire Brigade information management systems
That as soon as reasonably practicable the Inspectorate inspect the LFB to examine and report on its arrangements for collecting, storing and distributing information in accordance with section 7(2)(d) of …
Improve HMIP and IMB evidence gathering and reporting processes
HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards working within immigration removal centres must ensure that they have robust processes for: obtaining and reporting on an enhanced range of evidence …
Victim Code Compliance
The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its Interim Report, dated April 2018) that the UK government commissions a joint inspection of compliance with the Victims' Code in relation to …
Joint inspection of Victims Code compliance
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Attorney General commission a joint inspection of compliance with the Victims' Code in relation to victims and …
Residential schools inspection and guardians registration
The Department for Education and the Welsh Government should: require all residential special schools to be inspected against the quality standards used to regulate children's homes in England and care …
HMICFRS Thematic Inspection of Armed Policing
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (“HMICFRS”) should conduct a thematic inspection or inspections concerning: (i) the selection and training of officers authorised to use weapons …
Unannounced inspections with lay representation
Health Boards should ensure that unannounced inspections of clinical areas are conducted by senior infection prevention and control staff accompanied by lay representation to examine infection prevention and control arrangements, …
Senior manager clinical visits
Health Boards should ensure that senior managers accompanied by infection prevention and control staff visit clinical areas at least weekly to verify that proper attention is being paid to infection …
National Patient Safety Agency functions
While it may be impracticable for the National Patient Safety Agency or its successor to have its own team of inspectors, it should be possible to organise for mutual peer …
Learning and information from complaints
The Care Quality Commission should have a means of ready access to information about the most serious complaints. Their local inspectors should be charged with informing themselves of such complaints …
Inspection powers
Scrutiny committees should have powers to inspect providers, rather than relying on local patient involvement structures to carry out this role, or should actively work with those structures to trigger …
Medical training
The General Medical Council should set out a standard requirement for routine visits to each local education provider, and programme in accordance with the following principles: The Postgraduate Dean should …
Training and training establishments as a source of safety information
Training visits should make an important contribution to the protection of patients: Obtaining information directly from trainees should remain a valuable source of information – but it should not be …
Approved Practice Settings
The Department of Health and the General Medical Council should review the powers available to the General Medical Council in support of assessment and monitoring of approved practice settings establishments …
Responsibility for regulating and monitoring compliance
In policing compliance with standards, direct observation of practice, direct interaction with patients, carers and staff, and audit of records should take priority over monitoring and audit of policies and …
Use of information about compliance by regulator from: Quality and risk profiles
The Quality and Risk Profile should not be regarded as a potential substitute for active regulatory oversight by inspectors. It is important that this is explained carefully and clearly as …
Enhancement of monitoring and the importance of inspection
Routine and risk-related monitoring, as opposed to acceptance of self-declarations of compliance, is essential. The Care Quality Commission should consider its monitoring in relation to the value to be obtained …
Enhancement of monitoring and the importance of inspection
The Care Quality Commission should retain an emphasis on inspection as a central method of monitoring non-compliance.
Enhancement of monitoring and the importance of inspection
The Care Quality Commission should develop a specialist cadre of inspectors by thorough training in the principles of hospital care. Inspections of NHS hospital care providers should be led by …
Enhancement of monitoring and the importance of inspection
The Care Quality Commission should consider whether inspections could be conducted in collaboration with other agencies, or whether they can take advantage of any peer review arrangements available.
Assessment process for authorisation
The assessment for an authorisation of applicant for foundation trust status should include a full physical inspection of its primary clinical areas as well as all wards to determine whether …
PM(A) Inspection Authority
The PM(A) and those who in his name carry out inspections of the main operational detention facilities should be expressly recognised as having the right and duty to inspect CPERS …
External Inspection by HMIP
In the ongoing deliberations as to what arrangements should be made for external inspection of main operational detention facilities, the fullest consideration should be given to: (1) the significant benefit …
Unannounced Inspections
The PM(A) and the in theatre FPM should take account of the in theatre situation in assessing whether any unannounced MPS inspections of forward detention facilities would be feasible and …
Statutory notification and inspection of gas appliance installations
In order to reduce the risk of town gas explosions still further, consideration should be given to a statutory requirement, based on the provisions of the London Gas Undertakings (Regulations) …