Wales Concordat for Regulation, Inspection and Audit
On 12th May 2005 the Welsh Assembly Government published the Concordat between Bodies Inspecting, Regulating and Auditing Health and Social Care in Wales. This document sets out 10 objectives for identifying and implementing actions to support the improvement of health and social care services for the public, and to reduce the burden of inspection programmes on front line staff.
The Wales Health and Social Care Concordat builds on the collaboration which already exists between the inspecting, regulating and auditing bodies in Wales and has 10 principal signatories and 5 associate signatories:
Principal Signatories:
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Care Standards Inspectorate Wales
- Wales Audit Office
- Welsh Risk Pool
- Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in Wales
- Health and Safety Executive
Healthcare Commission - Mental Health Act Commission
- Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
Associate Signatories
- NHS Confederation – Wales
- Community Health Councils
- Welsh Health Estates
- Welsh Local Government Association
- School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
There is close working between the English and Welsh implementation programmes. The Wales Concordat Implementation Plan that sets out how the objectives will be achieved will be published in December 2005.
Further information can be found on the Wales Concordat Web site:
www.walesconcordat.org.uk (opens new window)
