All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 143
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FT chair resigns after political pressure
WORKFORCE: The chair of James Paget University Hospitals FT has resigned after pressure from local politicians and GPs, claiming he was “seen politically as a hindrance to improving patient care”.
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Trust hits back at 'scandalous' Mid Staffs comparison
PERFORMANCE: James Paget University Hospital FT has hit back at GPs and local politicians for making a “scandalous comparison” with Mid Staffordshire Hospital.
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GPs blow the whistle on James Paget FT
PERFORMANCE: The health secretary will visit James Paget University Hospitals FT this week after GPs warned of “another Mid Staffs” if care is not improved at the hospital.
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Troubled trust gets fourth chair in two years
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has announced the appointment of its fourth chair since January 2010.
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Second London reconfiguration approved
COMMERCIAL: The health secretary has approved the closure of services at King George Hospital in Ilford.
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CommentNo respite for East Midlands trusts despite CQC shortage
The Care Quality Commission has made no secret of its shortage of inspectors and funds. NHS leaders facing equally pressing financial concerns may see a respite from the regulator’s prying eyes as a blessing, but those in the East Midlands have had little chance to rejoice.
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NewsLansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
Plans to “root out” problems in the care of older people will see hundreds of hospitals and care homes subject to higher numbers of unannounced checks.
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NewsProtection for whistleblowers to become constitutional right
Protection for NHS whistleblowers will be enshrined in the NHS constitution from next year, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced.
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CommentMedia Watch: Lansley faces the flack after Question Time attack
Monday’s Daily Mail treated readers not only to “Cliff [Richard]: ‘why I’d consider euthanasia’” but a bumper column from Melanie Phillips on nursing.
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East Sussex Hospitals waits on CQC progress report
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Hospitals says it expects the Care Quality Commission to report soon that it has made “substantial progress” against a number of concerns raised by the regulator.
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Delay to plans for integrated sexual health service
PERFORMANCE: All but one of the services provided by new social enterprise Sirona Care & Health has been registered by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHospitals failing elderly on care quality
A fifth of NHS hospitals are breaking the law on care of the elderly, according to a new report, with two trusts given prior warnings still leaving patients without intravenous fluids and one incontinent patient left unwashed despite asking for help.
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NewsGovernment 'duty of candour' plans criticised
Government proposals to contractually oblige organisations providing NHS services to inform patients of mistakes in their care have been criticised as inadequate.
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NewsUneaten meals costing trusts £20m a year
Nearly eight per cent of hospital meals are returned uneaten at a cost to the NHS of more than £22m a year, according to trusts’ figures.
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NewsMid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels
The Care Quality Commission has issued Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust with a formal warning to improve staffing levels in accident and emergency or risk service closures.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop a culture of excellence
Human interaction between patients and carers is central to the quality of experience and outcomes. Robert Warwick finds out how to make this part of an organisation’s culture.
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NewsDuty of Candour to be enforced through contracts
All organisations providing services to the NHS will be contractually obliged to inform patients and relatives if a mistake has been made under proposals set out by the government.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: healthy fun for all the NHS family
What will be this year’s Christmas stocking must have: Mid Staffs Cluedo, PFI Monopoly or Liberating the NHS Scrabble?
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NewsCQC Mid Staffs evidence 'wishful thinking'
Evidence given to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry by Care Quality Commission board members was “aspirational” and did not reflect what was happening in practice, the inquiry has heard.
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NewsFarrar clashes with Lansley over 'over-managed' claim
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has been forced to defend himself against charges that patients will suffer due as a result of management cuts.