It is thus the Health and Social Care Inspectorate that now supervises health and medical care, social services and services under the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments. The Inspectorate is also responsible for the consideration of permits in these areas.
The main task of the Health and Social Care Inspectorate is to check that the public receives safe, good quality health and social care in accordance with laws and other regulations. The Health and Social Care Inspectorate took on the staff of the National Board of Health and Welfare supervision division, and therefore also the skills and experience tied to its activities.
Same legislation, but improved analysis and guidance
The legislation governing the activities of the Health and Social Care Inspectorate with regard to supervision and the consideration of permits is the same as that previously applied by the National Board of Health and Welfare. However, the Government wants the new agency to develop in the following areas:
Analysis - The Health and Social Care Inspectorate is to regularly analyse and draw general conclusions on the deficiencies and malpractice it observes in health and medical care and social services.
Supervision reports - The Health and Social Care Inspectorate is to report widely on its supervision observations to enable systematic learning and prevent the repeat of deficiencies and malpractice.
Guidance - As part of its supervision remit, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate is to provide advice and guidance to health and social care services.