HSIB will become HSSIB in Oct 2023
In October 2023 HSIB will officially become the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB). Now that the Health and Care Act 2022 has received Royal Assent it means HSIB will transform to become HSSIB, a fully independent non-departmental public body, commonly known as an arm’s length body (ALB), of the Department of Health & Social Care.
HSSIB will have increased powers including the power to seize assets and the power to compel people to speak with them
HSSIB will remain impartial and continue to investigate without apportioning blame, solely to learn with a goal of supporting patient safety improvement across the whole healthcare system in England.
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