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PDA responds to the IPSIS Consultation

It is proposed that the Independent Patient Safety Investigations Service (IPSIS) will operate from April 2016.

November 2015 The PDA

It will offer support to NHS organisations on investigations into serious patient safety incidents, and carry out certain investigations itself.

An Expert Advisory Group (EAG) has been set up to make recommendations on how the new investigation service should work, and is seeking views from a wide range of stakeholder. It wants views on 5 related themes:

  • independence, governance and accountability
  • engagement and transparency
  • what IPSIS should investigate
  • supporting improvement and learning
  • people, skills, operation

 

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