§ Angela WatkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what medical(a) qualifications and (b) background are required in those engaged in clinical governance reviews carried out by the Commission for Health Improvement. [88316]
§ Mr. LammyThe Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) is responsible for improvements in quality across the national health service. CHI assess systems and processes through clinical governance reviews and comment on where and when they think the potential to deliver good care is compromised.
Teams carrying out clinical governance reviews are multidisciplinary. Each team normally comprises: a doctor, a nurse, an NHS manager, a lay member and another clinical professional who is not a doctor or a nurse, for example a pharmacist or physiotherapist.
The eligibility criteria for doctor reviewers is,
must be a registered medical practitioner Consultant/GP ideally with managerial experience at directorate, board or senior partner level".The backgrounds of those doctor reviewers are:
- 119 from acute hospital trusts
- 25 from mental health trusts
- 55 from primary care trusts
- four from ambulance trusts