Mr. Sean Egan:

The national standards for safer and better healthcare are very broad. There are 45 national standards. When we conduct an inspection, we have a number of different ways to do that. We have a standardised approach to inspection, which is outlined in the annual report launched last year. It takes a particular view of 11 of the national standards. That is a proactive standard approach to looking at a sample of the important standards and including governance. If we need to address specific issues, we also have the ability to conduct inspection in a more targeted way in response to risk issues should they emerge. Procurement is a part of governance and it is something we would touch on alongside all the other elements of governance within the service. If specific issues arise, it would be the kind of thing we might seek to probe more extensively. It is just one part of the broader evaluation of the many things we need to assess when we conduct an inspection.