the Commission for Health Improvement

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The Commission for Health Improvement was a former independent body in the United Kingdom responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of care in the National Health Service (NHS).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf healthcare regulator
non‑departmental public body
public body
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
country United Kingdom
countryServed England
Wales
dissolutionLegislation Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
dissolutionReason functions transferred to Healthcare Commission
dissolved 2004
hasActivity clinical governance review visits
follow‑up monitoring of NHS organisations
publication of performance indicators
thematic investigations into NHS services
hasCharacteristic evidence‑based assessment of services
independent of day‑to‑day NHS management
public reporting of findings
hasGoal improving quality of care in the NHS
protecting patients through independent review
hasMainResponsibility conducting clinical governance reviews of NHS organisations
developing national standards and indicators for NHS quality
investigating serious service failures in the NHS
monitoring quality of care in the NHS
providing advice on improving quality of care
publishing reports on NHS performance and quality
reviewing NHS clinical governance arrangements
hasRegulatoryScope NHS primary care services
NHS trusts
linked to: NHS organisations

health authorities
primary care trusts
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
inception 1999
industry healthcare
isIndependentOf NHS commissioning bodies
linked to: NHS organisations

NHS service providers
linked to: NHS organisations
legalBasis Health Act 1999
locatedInJurisdiction England and Wales
operatedInSystem National Health Service in England
National Health Service in Wales
linked to: NHS Wales
parentOrganization Department of Health (United Kingdom)
partOf NHS quality assurance framework
precededBy internal NHS clinical governance arrangements only
replacedBy Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection
Healthcare Commission
sector National Health Service
shortName CHI
startOfOperations 2000

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Health Act 1999 introduced the Commission for Health Improvement
Care Quality Commission formedByMergerOf Healthcare Commission
subject linked to: CQC
linked to: the Commission for Health Improvement
Care Quality Commission predecessor Healthcare Commission
subject linked to: CQC
linked to: the Commission for Health Improvement
Commission for Health Improvement replacedBy Healthcare Commission
linked to: the Commission for Health Improvement
Commission for Health Improvement replacedBy Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection
linked to: the Commission for Health Improvement