Surgical care of NHS patients in independent hospitals

From the investigation: Surgical care of NHS patients in independent hospitals

Recommendation date:

Safety recommendation

HSIB recommends that the Care Quality Commission incorporates regulatory assurance of surgical pathways between providers at a system level when developing its methodology for the regulation of integrated care systems.

Response:

Action: Include references to relevant guidelines and supporting evidence in our Framework for assuring ICS by Spring 2022.

Response received on 7 January 2022.

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