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    Inspections, reviews and regulation

    Our scrutiny activity is split into three categories:

    • inspections
    • regulation 
    • reviews (including ad hoc investigations)

    Find out more about our plans for this year in our Quality Assurance and Regulation Plan 2025-2026 

    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

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