All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 117
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HSJ LocalBurton stays in special measures
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands “Keogh trust” will remain in special measures after receiving a critical inspection report from the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHunt dismisses Keogh trusts' finance struggles
Lack of money is no excuse for poor care, the health secretary has said
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News‘Buddy’ trusts could double their money under bonus scheme
The leading hospitals ‘buddied’ with failing trusts under the special measures regime received some £1.5m to cover their costs last year.
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Comment
Transform district nursing to stop it facing extinction
The RCN says we might see its demise within 10 years
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HSJ LocalColchester 'failed to tell CQC' about further waiting list allegations
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has criticised the trust at the centre of a scandal over cancer waiting data manipulation for failing to tell inspectors it had received further allegations of waiting lists being manipulated.
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HSJ LocalDelay to Mid Staffs dissolution could be 'disastrous', administrators warn
STRUCTURE: Failure to secure changes to services at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust before winter could be “potentially disastrous” for the local health economy, the trust’s special administrators have claimed.
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NewsDuty of candour extended to cover wider set of incidents
A statutory duty of candour in the NHS will cover a wider set of incidents than previously expected, and will force NHS trusts to apologise to affected patients, it has emerged.
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NewsTwo further Keogh trusts leave special measures
Two further trusts placed in regulatory “special measures” last summer have been removed from the regime, the health secretary announced today.
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NewsCQC working on special measures regime for GPs
The Care Quality Commission is working on a “special measures” regime for GP practices, the body has confirmed.
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NewsTrusts to be inspected against new end of life care priorities
Trusts will be inspected against new national priorities for end of life care, they have been warned
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NewsThree Keogh trusts must stay in special measures, CQC decides
Three acute trusts placed in special measures a year ago have failed to make significant progress and should remain in special measures, the chief inspector of hospitals has said
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SupplementsHSJ Inspirational Women 2014
HSJ presents its second annual celebration of healthcare’s most inspirational female leaders
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NewsExclusive: CQC hired inspectors who failed recruitment criteria in 'flawed' process
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that scores of its inspectors were appointed despite falling short of its own recruitment standards, creating the risk that its regulatory judgments could be “impaired”.
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CommentCore NHS principles got Basildon out of special measures
Trust has a new sense of purpose and pride
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HSJ LocalMonitor to investigate specialist trust
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust after the Care Quality Commission raised concern about “inadequate” staffing levels and the trust’s systems for monitoring service quality.
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HSJ LocalBridgewater foundation trust application 'reactivated'
STRUCTURE: A North West community trust has had its application for foundation trust status “reactivated” following a positive inspection report, Monitor has announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeNo more leaving it to chance: how to take charge of improvement
Tips for improving health and social care
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NewsCQC sued over 'cover up' report
The current chair and chief executive of the CQC abused their power by publishing allegations that a former executive ordered a “cover up” of its failings, papers filed at the High Court allege
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NewsBMA sues whistleblower surgeon
The British Medical Association is suing a whistleblowing surgeon for legal costs of up to £250,000 following the collapse of a High Court battle.
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NewsHunt calls for safeguarding review in wake of Savile abuse
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regulators and trust leaders to review safeguarding procedures after an investigation revealed that “weak systems” in hospitals had allowed celebrity Jimmy Savile to abuse scores of patients over many years.