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Scrutiny

Recommendations related to scrutiny

8 recommendations 100% accepted

Tag overview

Government Response
Accepted (6)
Accepted in Part (2)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

8 total
RHI-21 Accepted RHI Inquiry

Sceptical Business Case Scrutiny

The Department of Finance's distinctive role in scrutinising business cases should be searching and sceptical, guarding against over-reliance on the assurances offered by the applicant Department.

- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full (NI Executive Response to RHI Inquiry, Department of Finance, October 2021). - The …
Department of Finance
RHI-38 Accepted in Part RHI Inquiry

Assembly Committee Scrutiny

The Inquiry recommends that the Northern Ireland Assembly should strengthen the scrutiny role of Assembly Committees, reviewing whether the existing balance between legislative and scrutiny work is appropriate, and considering …

- In October 2021, the NI Executive noted that this recommendation was the responsibility of the NI Assembly, not the Executive, and that the Chairpersons' …
NI Assembly
F119 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Learning and information from complaints

Overview and scrutiny committees and Local Healthwatch should have access to detailed information about complaints, although respect needs to be paid in this instance to the requirement of patient confidentiality.

- Local Healthwatch organisations were established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (sections 221-227), replacing Local Involvement Networks (LINks) from April 2013. Local …
Healthcare providers
F127 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Resources for scrutiny

The NHS Commissioning Board and local commissioners must be provided with the infrastructure and the support necessary to enable a proper scrutiny of its providers' services, based on sound commissioning …

- The Health and Care Act 2022 established Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) as statutory bodies with their own budgets, staff, and governance arrangements. ICBs are …
NHS England
F147 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Coordination of local public scrutiny bodies

Guidance should be given to promote the coordination and cooperation between Local Healthwatch, Health and Wellbeing Boards, and local government scrutiny committees.

- The Department of Health and Social Care published updated guidance on Health and Wellbeing Boards in November 2022, following the Health and Care Act …
Department of Health and…
F149 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Expert assistance

Scrutiny committees should be provided with appropriate support to enable them to carry out their scrutiny role, including easily accessible guidance and benchmarks.

- The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/218) set out the powers and duties of local …
F150 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

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 …

- The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/218) provide local authority health scrutiny committees with powers …
F47 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Use of information about compliance by regulator from: Foundation trust governors and scrutiny committees

The Care Quality Commission should expand its work with overview and scrutiny committees and foundation trust governors as a valuable information resource. For example, it should further develop its current …

- CQC engages with local Healthwatch organisations (the successors to Local Involvement Networks established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012) as part of …
CQC