Part 3: Inspection and Monitoring Bodies, Index to the

Publication Scheme, and Useful Resources

3.1 The bodies involved in the monitoring and/or inspection of

HPSS services include:

• All 4 Boards i.e. Eastern Health & Social Services, Northern Health & Social Services, Western Health & Social Services, Southern Health & Social Services

• British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

• Building Control

• Charter Mark Assessors

• Department of Health & Social Services & Public Safety: (e.g. Regional Information Branch, Directorate of Information Systems, Finance, Health Estates, Personnel)

• Designated External Auditors

• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

• FANI - Fire Authority

• General Dental Council

• General Medical Council

• Health and Safety Executive

• Health and Social Services Councils

• Health Professions Council

• Internal Auditors

• Local District Councils, (Environmental Health officers)

• Mental Health Commission

• NI Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education

• Northern Ireland Audit Office

• Northern Ireland Housing Executive

• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

• Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council

• Northern Ireland Social Care Council

• Nursing and Midwifery council

• Other Trusts

• Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

• Queen’s University Belfast

• Registration and Inspection Unit (to be replaced with HPSS Regulation & Improvement Authority in 2004)

• Royal College of Family Planning & Reproductive Healthcare

• Royal College of Medicine

• Royal College of Nursing

• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

• Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Royal College of Physicians (Paediatrics) and (Occupational Health)

• Social Services Inspectorate

• University of Ulster

An index of available documents is provided for each class to facilitate searching of, and access to, the information made available under the Publication Scheme (see Appendix A)

3.3 Useful Resources

Web sites:

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Information Commissioner

www.rss.centralservicesagency.com

Central Services Agency

www.lcd.gov.uk

Lord Chancellor’s Department

www.foi.nhs.uk

NHS Freedom of Information

www.nwb.n-i.nhs.uk

North & West Belfast Health & Social Services Trust

www.dhsspsni.gov.uk

Department of Health & Social Services & Public Safety for Northern Ireland

3.4 Publications