All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 115
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HSJ LocalKent special measures trust could be first to face extra regulatory action
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust could become the first provider in special measures to face further regulatory action from the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found it had failed to improve during an unannounced inspection.
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CommentPrivate hospitals should not be singled out on patient safety
Independent providers have a good safety record
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HSJ PartnersNew CQC regulations will target trust directors
The fit and proper person test has major implications
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HSJ LocalKent community trust rated 'good' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Kent Community Health Trust has been rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection in June.
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LeaderWe need a sustainable solution to care failure investigations
There is lack of clarity over responsibility
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HSJ LocalEast Kent placed in special measures
Monitor has put East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust in special measures more than two weeks after the Care Quality Commission recommended the move.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay appoints special measures 'improvement board' chair
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has appointed a chair to oversee the implementation of its special measures action plan.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare receives 'good' rating from CQC
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has received a “good” rating from the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsEast Kent to refocus on patient safety following 'inadequate' CQC rating
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
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NewsNHS England withdraws involvement from baby death probe
NHS England appears to have ruled itself out of direct involvement in patient care investigations after refusing to join the Care Quality Commission in a probe into the death of a baby girl.
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HSJ LocalEast Kent governors defend trust board
PERFORMANCE: The council of governors at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has come out in support of the trust board and expressed its “disappointment” at a “misleading” Care Quality Commission report which criticised leadership at the trust as “inadequate”.
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HSJ LocalCambridgeshire Community Services rated 'good' overall
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust “good” but raised concerns about staff shortages.
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HSJ LocalMonitor ends Basildon enforcement action
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has ended all enforcement actions against Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust after the provider was found to have improved.
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NewsCQC's 'experts by experience' procurement delayed
The Care Quality Commission has ‘paused’ its search for new organisations to recruit, train and manage inspectors with personal experience of health and social care just a month after the service was put out to tender.
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HSJ LocalAcute trusts rated 'requires improvement'
Two acute trusts have been rated as “requires improvement” following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
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LeaderEast Kent is a test case for new CQC regime and its consequences
Monitor is yet to make its decision
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CommentPrivate hospitals need to be more transparent about patient safety
They should be required to report all incidents
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NewsFinney makes new claims in legal battle against CQC
The former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has made new claims in a legal battle against her ex-employer, alleging its current chair ‘hyped’ a report that stated she staged a ‘cover up’.
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NewsFailing hospitals 'are in denial'
Some failing NHS hospitals are ‘in denial’ about the inadequate care and services offered for patients, a top medical watchdog has said.