All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 100
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HSJ PartnersChallenging CQC ratings: a system stacked against the provider
Avoiding reputational damage through a rating review
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex confirmed for special measures
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been placed in special measures following a critical report by the Care Quality Commission published earlier this week.
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NewsField: 'Nothing against' trusts taking over failing GP practices
Chief inspector of general practice Steve Field has said he is happy for struggling GP practices to be taken over by larger providers and NHS trusts if it results in better leadership.
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NewsAddenbrooke's recovery could take 'years', warns McNeil
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s recently departed chief executive has warned he ‘does not know how the trust will cope’ this winter and that its problems could take years to address.
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NewsCQC set to miss pushed back inspection deadlines
The Care Quality Commission is set to miss key inspection deadlines that it had already pushed back.
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NewsChief inspector: Fit and proper regulation having 'deterrent effect'
The fit and proper person regulation has had a ‘deterrent effect’ by warding unfit individuals away from NHS director roles, chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards has said.
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NewsCall for better end of life care training
NHS hospitals risk repeating mistakes during end of life care if they ask staff to rely on formal processes rather than focusing on patient outcomes, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalSafety concerns over community trust’s urgent care service
PERFORMANCE: Inspectors have raised safety concerns over the quality of the urgent care service provided by Gloucestershire Care Services Trust.
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HSJ LocalElite Shelford Group trust put into special measures
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been placed in special measures after being given an overall rating of ‘inadequate’ by inspectors.
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex slated for special measures after second damning CQC report
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been recommended for special measures after its second Care Quality Commission inspection in a year found that staff “remained afraid to speak out”.
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HSJ LocalCambridge Hospitals 'to be rated inadequate'
The Care Quality Commission will next week rate Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust as ‘inadequate’, its recently departed chief executive has indicated.
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HSJ LocalTeaching hospital consultants may call for McNeil reinstatement
WORKFORCE: Consultants at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust are voting on whether they should call for the reinstatement of their recently departed chief executive.
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HSJ LocalLow staff morale and high use of restraint at mental health trust, CQC says
PERFORMANCE: Low staffing levels and an ‘unacceptable variation’ in the use of restraint at West London Mental Health Trust has caused the Care Quality Commission to call for the trust to make improvements.
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CommentEnd Game: Is old snake hips making a comeback?
Virgin CareJeremy Hunt’s lambada days are far from over
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Ambulances to be diverted from Medway following CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: Ambulances will be temporarily diverted from the accident and emergency department at Medway Foundation Trust two mornings this week under a plan from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalCornish mental health trust praised for rehab services
PERFORMANCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust has been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsUpdated: West Herts to be placed in special measures
West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has been recommended for special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsExclusive Hunt interview: CQC ratings have replaced FT status as ‘definition of success’
The mark of quality for an NHS provider is no longer foundation trust status, but the award of a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission, the health secretary has said.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt orders investigation of 'regulatory gap' baby death case
The health secretary has promised an independent investigation of the death of a baby whose ‘incredibly distressing’ case highlighted a regulatory ‘gap’ in the NHS’s ability to probe historic complaints.
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HSJ LocalKeogh trust to exit special measures after two years
QUALITY: The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust comes out of special measures.