Full signatories

Full signatories are those organisations that directly, or indirectly (through other bodies), or whose constituent members (if an associate body):

• regulate, audit or review health and health care in England; and/or
• routinely place a burden on NHS or private organisations by requesting data or by undertaking inspection activity; and
• are willing to support the implementation programme in full, including the potential to attend on a regular basis, and at a senior level, the Health and Social Care Inspection Forum (quarterly), individual implementation group/team meetings (bi-monthly) and the potential to second staff to the Healthcare Commission or provide leadership for specific projects; and
• are prepared to be called to account by the NHS and the independent sector against the principles and objectives set out in the Concordat, and are required to complete the annual review template

All members will be given access to any resources, tools and best practice templates provided/developed by the Concordat members, and will be encouraged to place visiting data on the scheduling site. The Healthcare Commission will support new signatories by hosting an initial Concordat event and also by providing material introducing the Concordat to staff.

The full signatories to the Concordat are:

• Audit Commission
• Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
• Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD)
• General Medical Council (GMC)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Healthcare Commission
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
• Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC)
• National Audit Office (NAO)
• NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (NHS CFSMS)
• NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA)
• Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB)
• Skills for Health