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Bellsdyke Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: September 2023

Infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report for Bellsdyke Hospital, NHS Forth Valley. Published September 2023.

Dementia blog: September 2023

Creating better dementia care: How Abigail’s legacy lives on by Michelle Miller. Blog published September 2023.

Core screening standards

Core screening standards. Published September 2023

Patient safety: the importance of the public voice

Evidence shows that when patients are treated as partners in their care, then safety, patient satisfaction and health outcomes improve. […]

University Hospital Monklands – IR(ME)R inspection action plan: September 2023 – IR(ME)R inspection report: September 2023

IR(ME)R inspection report for University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire. Published September 2023.

Independent healthcare regulation – registration guidance for applicants

Guidance to support your application to register a new independent healthcare service. Published September 2023.

Annual delivery plan 2023 – 2024

Details of how we will deliver our work against our strategic objectives in 2023- 2024

Safe delivery of care: inspection methodology

This document sets out the methodology that we will use to carry out safe delivery of care inspections of acute hospitals in Scotland. Published September 2023.

Bowel screening standards

Bowel screening standards. Published August 2023

Performance management framework: August 2023

Healthcare Improvement Scotland performance management framework. Published August 2023