All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 125
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Leader
Employers should decide who is 'fit and proper'
The CQC must instead focus on quality of care
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News
EXCLUSIVE: Consultancy faces conflict allegation over CQC report
The consultancy which found no evidence of an improper relationship between two regulators implicated in the Morecambe Bay care scandal has been accused of a conflict of interest.
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Blogs
My own experience of a report 'cover up'
I was told my report identifying serious concerns at one organisation could not be made public
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News
Exclusive: NHS England and CCG managers dodge fit and proper person test
Plans for a fit and proper person test for senior NHS managers will not apply to NHS England or clinical commissioning group staff, HSJ has been told.
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Comment
The NHS must get serious about mental health
Ignore those who won’t change the service because it’s “too difficult”
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News
Hunt considering legislation over regulation of provider mergers
The health secretary is concerned about the role of national competition regulators in relation to NHS provider mergers, and could legislate to change their role, he has said.
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News
Hunt 'prepared to look at' future of foundation trust policy
Health secretary speaks exclusively to HSJ on private healthcare, the purchaser-provider split, and the “bold” reforms to healthcare models needed on the 65th anniversary of the NHS.
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News
Doctors brand CQC ‘not fit for purpose’
The under-fire Care Quality Commission is “not fit for purpose”, leading doctors have said.
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News
Morecambe Bay emails destroyed despite police request
A backup tape which may have contained emails linked to an infant death at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay was destroyed despite a specific police request to retain records, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Time for truth and reconciliation in the NHS
A new commission could ensure transparency and justice
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News
Grant Thornton report reveals 'delicate' CQC and Monitor debate
The former leadership of the Care Quality Commission concealed the extent of its failure to spot care problems at Morecambe Bay from Monitor, amid debate ahead of a high profile HSJ article, the independent report into the regulator reveals.
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News
Exclusive interview: CQC chair admits mistake over release of Morecambe Bay names
The Care Quality Commission made a mistake in not initially publishing the names of those implicated in the alleged cover up over Morecambe Bay, the chair of the regulator has admitted to HSJ.
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Comment
Hunt is correct to stick with the CQC
Heads have rolled at the regulator and more will follow
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Leader
Dealing with failure is the true test of the CQC leadership
The CQC’s new leadership faces a test of mettle
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News
Changes to role of FT governors spark 'confusion'
Guidance for foundation trust governors which appears to suggest they should go straight to the Care Quality Commission with any concerns is adding to growing confusion over their role, HSJ has been told.
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News
Poulter links Morecambe Bay scandal to Mid Staffs
Health minister Dan Poulter has linked the NHS scandal in Morecambe Bay to the previous care scandal in Mid Staffordshire, saying in both cases a “rotten culture” took hold at the hospitals.
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Comment
The government's drug pricing policy is still full of holes
The DH’s ambition isn’t matched by its action
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News
CQC 'cover up' meeting names revealed
Former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission Jill Finney has been revealed as the official who, according to an independent audit review, ordered a critical internal report to be deleted.
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HSJ Local
CQC to ‘suspend Lister Surgicentre licence’, says local MP
Privately-run Lister Surgicentre in Hertfordfordshire is set to have its licence suspended by the Care Quality Commission, according to a local MP.
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News
Hunt: Boards will be given 'one year to turn trusts around'
Hospital boards will get one year to address quality failures before they are removed, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs.