The commission will also carry out national reviews to improve performance in areas including children's hospital services, hospital acquired infection, heart failure, substance misuse, tobacco control and mental health.
Planned Parenthood has been and is under congressional and criminal investigation (by attorneys general, local prosecutors and various regulatory agencies in Arizona, Indiana, Alabama, Kansas and Texas) for allegations including failure to report criminal child sex abuse, misuse of health-care and family-planning funds, and failure to comply with parental-involvement laws regarding abortions.