- Concordat between bodies inspecting, regulating and auditing health or social care
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The Concordat between bodies inspecting, regulating and auditing health or social care (2004) is a "voluntary agreement between organisations that regulate, audit, inspect or review elements of health and healthcare in England"[1]. It is made up of 10 objectives designed to promote closer working between the signatories. Each objective is underpinned by a number of practices that focus developments on areas that will help to secure effective implementation.
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Signatories
There are full[2] and associate signatories[3] to the concordat.
A similar agreement was concluded by bodies reviewing health and social care in Wales in 2005.
Full signatories
- Audit Commission
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) - from April 2009
- Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- 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
Former full signatories
- Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) - until March 2009
- Healthcare Commission - until March 2009
- Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) - until March 2009
Associate signatories
- Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
- Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
- Department of Health
- Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- NHS Confederation
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
References
Categories:- Health in the United Kingdom
- Department of Health (United Kingdom)
- National Health Service
- United Kingdom medical organisation stubs
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