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Clinical governance - Healthcare Commission + National Patient Safety Agency - 09/03/06 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Emma Ginn   
9th March 2006

Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with (a) the Healthcare Commission and (b) the National Patient Safety Agency on clinical governance and monitoring of the quality of medical services commissioned by his Department in detention centres for asylum seekers. [56506]

Mr. McNulty: Initial discussions have taken place between the Immigration and Nationality Department (IND), the Healthcare Commission and the Department of Health regarding the registration of removal centre health care providers. These discussions continue. There have been no discussions between IND and the National Patient Safety Agency concerning the quality of medical services provided in removal centres.

Hansard link : Clinical governance of medical and dental services provided at detention centres

 
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