All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 11
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NewsCQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E
The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Leaders fearing ‘punitive’ reviews
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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NewsCQC to inspect first ICSs this summer
The Care Quality Commission has revealed the first two integrated care systems that it will inspect, as part of a pilot, this summer.
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NewsOnly one in five staff at care scandal trust confident in execs
Just one-fifth of staff at a trust engulfed in an abuse scandal expressed confidence in the executive team, according to the Care Quality Commission, which has downgraded the trust and its leadership team to ‘inadequate’.
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NewsRegulatory ‘burden’ has increased despite promises, say trust leaders
The majority of trust leaders have reported an increase in the ‘burden’ put on them by regulators, citing more demanding ‘ad hoc’ requests during heightened operational pressure.
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CommentThe CQC is losing the confidence of NHS trust leaders
Trust leaders express support for NHS England and CQC’s regulatory changes but raise concerns over increased burden, lack of focus on outcomes, and discrepancies in inspections. Collaboration, transparency, and contextual understanding are called for
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HSJ LocalJust one fifth of staff speak up in trust’s internal inquiry
Just one in five staff who were approached in a trust’s internal inquiry – prompted by an undercover broadcast raising serious care concerns – engaged with the process, a report has revealed.
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NewsCQC needs to ‘call out’ domineering trusts, says Hewitt
The Care Quality Commission should ‘call out’ integrated care systems where acute trusts are ‘dominating’ decision making and funding conversations to ensure other sectors are not sidelined, the author of a major review on ICSs has said.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: It's an exciting/sad/frustrating/optimistic time for patient leadership
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS
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HSJ LocalLeading ‘trust in distress’ can be like playing ‘whack-a-mole’, says CEO
A drawn out CQC inspection process that saw the final report published more than seven months later was difficult for staff to deal with, a trust CEO has admitted.
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HSJ LocalPlans to downgrade A&E services revealed
Plans that would significantly reduce the range of services at an acute hospital in north Lincolnshire have been drawn up by health chiefs.
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News‘Beginnings of safety culture’ emerging at ‘cover-up’ trust
An ambulance trust at the centre of an inquiry into alleged cover-ups has shown signs of improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust leadership rated ‘inadequate’ as CQC accuses staff of ‘ignoring’ problems
An acute trust’s leadership has been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ after some staff ignored concerns raised directly by CQC inspectors, while others said bullying was ‘rife’.
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NewsLegal right to visit patients proposed by government
The government has proposed new legislation to make patient visiting a legal right and also give the Care Quality Commission fresh powers to enforce it.
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NewsCQC in legal battle with private provider over ‘inadequate’ report
An independent patient transport provider is taking legal action against the Care Quality Commission after an inspection led to it being unable to operate in many areas for nearly three months.
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NewsTrust leadership accused of lack of ‘oversight’ hits out at CQC ‘algorithm’
The largest trust in the East of England has received a Care Quality Commission warning notice about the medical care provided by its three hospitals.
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to key Hewitt recommendations
The government has rejected or refused to commit to many of the cornerstone recommendations made in Patricia Hewitt’s review of the autonomy and accountability exercised by integrated care systems.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalRebuilding DGH will now cost ‘more than £600m’, says chief
The forecast cost for a small acute trust’s new hospital has increased from a previous estimate of £600m, its chief executive has told HSJ, as inflation piles pressure on the government’s New Hospitals Programme.
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News‘Abuse’ at NHS unit subject to police investigation
A police investigation is under way into allegations of abuse at an NHS-run home for men with severe learning disabilities and autism, it has emerged.