Part 4: The Health Services Safety Investigations Body Relationship with other bodies Section 126: Co-operation
This section recognises that other health bodies may be investigating the same or a related incident to that being investigated by the HSSIB which could raise logistical issues. Both the HSSIB and the listed health bodies must co-operate with each other in respect of practical arrangements for co-ordinating those investigations such as appropriately sequencing investigations. The listed health bodies are:
an NHS foundation trust, an NHS trust or any other person providing NHS services;
NHS England;
an integrated care board;
a Special Health Authority;
the Care Quality Commission;
the Health Research Authority;
the Human Tissue Authority;
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority;
Health Education England;
the Health Service Commissioner for England;
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
any regulatory body (as defined at section 135);
the Health and Safety Executive;
the Commissioner for Patient Safety.
	Section 126(4) and (5) requires the HSSIB to publish guidance clarifying when incidents should be regarded as related and must publish any revisions to the guidance.