Inspections, reviews and regulation

Our scrutiny activity is split into 3 categories: inspections, regulation and reviews (including ad hoc investigations).

Find out more about our plans for 2024 – 2025.

Inspections of NHS hospitals and services

Regulation of independent healthcare

Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R)

Joint inspections of care services

Reviews of care

Death Certification Review Service (DCRS)

National Hub for reviewing and learning from the deaths of children and young people

Safe management of controlled drugs

Learning from adverse events