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Healthcare Commission

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  • CHAI
  • Commission for Health Care Audit and Inspection
  • Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection
  • Health Care Commission
SES ID
  • 35871
  • 74236
  • 74623
  • 74624
  • 76522
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  • 35871
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  • Announced - 20.05.02, CH 386 c139w. Also see National Care Standards Commission PN 18.04.02, 006/02. Proposed in Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill 2002/03 and operational by 01.04.04. New body to replace Commission for Health Improvement, Mental Health Act Commission and health care work of National Care Standards Commission. Commonly known as Healthcare Commission. Legal name is Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection. Operates in England only. Welsh equivalent is the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales set up under the same Act. Replaced by the Care Quality Commission, announced on 24.10.2007 (465 c9-11WS).