Healthcare Associated Infections - Inspection, Assurance and Public Confidence Consultation Paper

Consultation Questions

Do you think the proposals for inspections of the care environment help achieve the aim of better engaging and involving local communities and restoring trust and confidence?
How could the Public Partnership Forums associated with Community Health Partnerships encourage greater public engagement in this area?
What will the implications be of a change in the culture of scrutiny and accountability in the NHS, much of which is currently considered to work well at NHS Board level because it is predicated on 'clinical buy-in' and wider ownership by the NHS through a peer review model rather than an inspectorate model?
Can learning from NHS Boards' engagement in the Scottish Patient Safety Programme support these arrangements through the model for improvement and use of data?
How can these proposals best be integrated with other compliance activities such as hand hygiene audits and scrutiny of hospital cleaning standards?
Do you agree with the proposal for a risk-based approach to target areas of greatest vulnerability?
Do you agree that the inspection process (see paragraph 12) is in line with the principles contained in the Crerar Review (see paragraph 3)?
Do you agree that the inspection process is proportionate (see paragraph 12)?
What should be the form and content of Improvement Plans (see paragraph 11)?
Do you have any suggestions about how these inspection arrangements could be strengthened?

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