Independence

The Department of Health (Northern Ireland) should reconstitute the role of the Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland as an independent advisory role. The Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland …

Viewers of the CCTV should be independent of the setting, i.e. not involved in day-to-day care of the residents.

We therefore recommend that the government appoint an independent panel to consider whether it is in the public interest for building control functions to be performed by those who have …

The Home Office must: take steps to enhance the independence of the Professional Standards Unit from the Home Office and the perception of this independence; and increase the seniority of …

In any event Scottish Ministers should not appoint as the sponsor of any public inquiry any department, agency or other government organisation where it, or any of its employees, has …

The Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service should have the effectiveness of its audit programme regularly validated by an independent organisation which is external to the Church. These independent reports should be …

The most serious adverse clinical incidents should be investigated by wholly independent investigators (i.e. an investigation unit from outside Northern Ireland) with authority to seize evidence and interview witnesses.

Trust employees should not record or otherwise manage witness statements made by Trust staff and submitted to the Coroner's office.

The highest priority should be accorded the development and improvement of leadership skills at every level of the health service including both executive and non-executive Board members.

The Information Centre should be tasked with the independent collection, analysis, publication and oversight of healthcare information in England, or, with the agreement of the devolved governments, the United Kingdom. …

It is of considerable importance that independent medical examiners are independent of the organisation whose patients' deaths are being scrutinised.

Where issues relating to regulatory action are discussed between the Care Quality Commission and other agencies, these should be properly recorded to avoid any suggestion of inappropriate interference in the …

Serving editors should not be members of any Committee advising the Board on complaints and any such Committee should have a composition broadly reflecting that of the main Board, with …

In order to meet the public concern that the organisation by the press of its regulation is by a body which is independent of the press, independent of Parliament and …