Welcome to the project website for the new improvement and scrutiny organisations, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) and Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS).
Ministers announced on November 6, 2008 following the Crerar Review that from April 2011 HIS will scrutinise healthcare services and SCSWIS social work and social care services, including child protection and the integration of children's services. HIS and SCSWIS will take on work, in scrutinising these areas, currently done by:
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE)
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS)
- Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA)
- The Care Commission
SCSWIS and HIS will provide public assurance on service quality, hold councils and service providers to account and target support for service improvement. Overtime, they will allow people who use services, their carers and the wider public to see and experience further significant improvement in the quality of services.
You can find out more about how we are delivering the changes, who is involved in the project and how we are engaging with stakeholders on this site.We post useful links and documents such as notes of meetings with stakeholders and our six weekly newsletter is available to read and subscribe to through this site.