Service Level Agreement Independent Inspection and Review of Health and Social Services.

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A decision made (26/10/2007) regarding: Service Level Agreement Independent Inspection and Review of Health and Social Services.

Decision Reference: MD-H SS-2007-0072
Decision Summary Title :	Service Level Agreement for Independent Inspection and Review of H&SS		Date of Decision Summary:	24 October 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Richard Jouault		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Independent Inspection and Review of H&SS		Date of Written Report:	24 October 2007
Written Report Author:	Richard Jouault, Director, Corporate Planning & Performance Management		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Service Level Agreement Independent Inspection and Review of H&SS.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the contract between Health and Social Services Department and the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection for the provision of two independent reviews in 2007.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Governance Board met in September 2006 and agreed to participate in independent review by the Healthcare Commission of maternity services and inpatient mental health services in 2007. The reviews of substance misuse and racial equality were not pursued as the Board identified that the Health and Social Services Department may not be able to provide equivalent data to UK benchmarks. Furthermore the Board recognised that maternity and inpatient mental health represented high risk activities that would particularly benefit from independent review with regard to good governance and the management of risk.
Resource Implications: £4,000
Action required: Deputy CEO to sign, on behalf of the Minister, the Service Level Agreements between Health and Social Services Department and the Healthcare Commission.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):