The investigator’s toolkit: FRAM
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Read moreThe Health and Care Act 2022 (the Act) gives us powers and responsibilities when carrying out our patient safety investigations.
The Act allows for people and organisations to voluntarily share information with us for the purposes of our investigation functions. HSSIB can also request, collect and use your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the performance of a public task.
Where we are unable to receive the information we need for our investigations in these ways, our investigators also have the power to:
It is an offence under the Health and Care Act 2022 for a person to obstruct our investigators from performing their duties.
More information on these powers and responsibilities are set out below.
Where HSSIB considers it is necessary for the purposes of an investigation, a HSSIB investigator can:
Under section 121 of the Health and Care Act 2022 it is an offence for a person to intentionally obstruct an investigator from entering premises, inspecting equipment or other items, or seizing evidence. A person who is found guilty of an offence may receive a fine.
Anyone can continue to disclose any information, document, equipment or other item to HSSIB on a voluntary basis. However, if someone may not want to speak with us, and where a HSSIB investigator reasonably believes for the purposes of an investigation that a person is able to provide information to us, we can ask individuals to:
A person must provide the information, document or equipment unless providing it would risk the safety of any patient or they could incriminate themselves or refuse to provide this under legal professional privilege.
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