The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) is governed by a Board led by Dr Ted Baker.
[3] HSSIB can also be directed to investigate a patient safety concern by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
[4][5] As of February 2024, HSSIB has published patient safety investigations that look at continuity of care and delayed diagnosis in GP practices, risks to medication delivery using ambulatory infusion pumps, caring for adults with a learning disability in acute hospitals and safety management systems.
[7] HSSIB is a recommended training provider for implementation of NHS England's Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
[8] In 2014 the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee launched an inquiry to examine the investigation of clinical incidents in the NHS.
[11] In March 2015 the Public Administration Select Committee recommended that a new body be created to independently investigate major safety risks in the NHS.
[19] In 2022 it was reported that the leadership was dominated by ‘Rasputin-like’ characters and displayed many of the bullying behaviours it was set up to help prevent in the NHS.