All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 128
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NewsExclusive 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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CommentHunt is correct to stick with the CQC
Heads have rolled at the regulator and more will follow
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LeaderDealing with failure is the true test of the CQC leadership
The CQC’s new leadership faces a test of mettle
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NewsChanges 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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NewsPoulter 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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CommentThe government's drug pricing policy is still full of holes
The DH’s ambition isn’t matched by its action
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NewsCQC '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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NewsHunt: 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.
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HSJ Local
Southampton patients unhappy over mixed sex accomodation
PERFORMANCE: Patients at University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust scored worse than most trusts on mixed sex accommodation, according to a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsKey figures identities' hidden in Morecambe Bay report
Fears over breaching data protection laws prevented Care Quality Commission employees from being named in the “damning” report of the regulation of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation, the organisation has said.
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NewsUpdated: Investigators reveal CQC 'cover up' over Morecambe Bay
The suppression of a report criticising the Care Quality Commission’s regulatory oversight of scandal-hit University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay may well have constituted a deliberate cover up by senior management at the regulator, an independent investigation has concluded.
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NewsAnalysed: The CQC and A&E at Queen's Hospital
In-depth analysis of A&E services at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust
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NewsUpdated: CQC reveals details of services ratings plan
All acute providers will be given a rating by the Care Quality Commission before the end of 2015, under plans put out for consultation this week.
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NewsCQC to begin consultation on new inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission was today due to launch a consultation on a new inspection regime, including a “charter of rights” for patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe case for increased nurse staffing levels
The cost and impact on patients of hiring more hospital nurses
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NewsDoctors question hospital chief inspector’s independence
A new survey suggests that while hospital doctors have concerns about the introduction of a chief inspector of hospitals they are significantly less opposed to the reform than senior management.
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LeaderLeader: Rivals battle to be the public's champion
Winning public support in the NHS policy war
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NewsUnsafe hospitals 'risking lives', says CQC figure
A non-executive director of the Care Quality Commission believes many NHS hospitals are still not safe, meaning patients’ lives are being put at risk.
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CommentDelivering a new NHS strategy means busting some myths
We need to have radical service change