Useful Links

Please note: RQIA is not responsible for the content of external websites, and links do not represent an endorsement by RQIA.

Health and Social Care Regulators

England

• Care Quality Commission
• OFSTED

Scotland

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Care Inspectorate

Wales

• Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
• Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

Republic of Ireland

• Health Information and Quality Authority

Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland Social Care Council

Government Bodies and Departments

• Access Northern Ireland
• Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
• Department of Health (UK)
• Health and Social Care Trusts
• NI Direct
• Northern Ireland Assembly

Professional and Academic bodies

• Dementia Services Development Centre
• General Medical Council
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• The Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council 

Other bodies

• Care Council for Wales
• Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
• Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
• National Audit Office
• National Clinical Assessment Service
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence
• Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
• Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
• National Patient Safety Agency
• National Preventive Mechanism
• Professional Standards Authority
• Republic of Ireland Department of Health and Children
• Republic of Ireland Health Service Executive
• Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
• Scottish Social Services Council
• Social Care Institute of Excellence

Links for Voluntary Organisations

• Access links to a range of Community and Voluntary Sector

Other Links

• Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information System
• The Northern Ireland Regional Infection Prevention and Control Manual