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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Formation1 April 2004
HeadquartersRhydycar Business Park, Merthyr Tydfil
Region served
Wales
Chief executive
Alun Jones[1]
Staff
87 FTE (2022/23)
WebsiteOfficial website

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) (Welsh: Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru, AGIC) is the national healthcare improvement organisation for Wales. It is a public body which is part of NHS Wales and created in April 2004.

History

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The function of this body is to implement the healthcare priorities of the Welsh Government, in particular the Quality and Improvement Strategy of NHS Wales.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alun Jones announced as the new Chief Executive of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)". Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ NHS Wales (17 September 2021). Achieving Quality and Safety Improvement (Report). NHS Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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