All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 153
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NewsCQC review uncovers nursing failures and poor staff supervision
Nursing failures and poor staff supervision were discovered at a mental health unit after an investigation into the deaths of six elderly patients, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsImprovements at Baby P trusts noted by CQC
NHS trusts which were heavily criticised for their failure to protect Baby P have made “significant progress”, a watchdog said today.
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NewsBasildon handed fine over death of disabled patient
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been fined £50,000 plus £40,000 costs following the death of a patient with cerebral palsy.
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HSJ KnowledgeResidential care commissioning leaves room for improvement
Despite their complex needs it has been revealed that many care home residents lack access to specialist services, reports Stuart Shepherd
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News‘In intervention’ PCT is to investigate failings
NHS Portsmouth City has been placed “in intervention” by its strategic health authority.
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NewsRole of patient data questioned following inpatient survey
Questions have been raised about how trusts and regulators should use patient feedback, after findings from the latest annual inpatient survey appeared to contradict inspection reports.
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NewsCQC loses top directors at time of uncertainty
Two senior members of the Care Quality Commission’s seven-strong board have resigned.
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NewsGP commissioning and NHS board spelled out in Queen's Speech
Two central planks of coalition health policy will be in the first wave of the new government’s legislation.
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NewsTrust to be sentenced over disabled man's death
A hospital trust will be sentenced on Monday after admitting patient safety failings over the death of a severely disabled man.
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NewsChanged role for Monitor and expansion for CQC
The role of the Care Quality Commission will be “strengthened” and that of Monitor altered, the coalition government announced this morning.
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NewsCoalition document sets out raft of NHS reforms
The government has published a detailed blueprint of its plans for the NHS, bringing together previous policy commitments from the Lib Dems and Conservatives.
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NewsChief resigns after CQC fears
The chief executive of Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust, which was recently reprimanded by the Care Quality Commission and Monitor, has resigned.
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CommentMark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
Good Hope Hospital’s deeply ingrained culture left it stuck in a rut. What lessons are there for future NHS takeovers?
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NewsCQC tries to dispel 'live ratings' fears
The Care Quality Commission has attempted to reassure trusts its soon-to-go-live regulation system is “not a rating, not a ranking and not a league table”.
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Joint services may reshape NHS regulation
NHS regulators will “no longer be sustainable” in their present form if the trend to partnership working between trusts and councils continues, according to a report from the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
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NewsCQC powers were weakened
Powers to prosecute trusts failing to meet registration standards were watered down in a bid to avoid legal challenges and bad publicity, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC: half of trusts registered with conditions unaware of shortcomings
Around half of the trusts that had conditions placed on their registration with the Care Quality Commission had been unaware there were problems.
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CommentKen Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
The shame of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will taint the NHS for many years to come.
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NewsNPSA urges monthly patient safety reporting from trusts
The National Patient Safety Agency has advised trusts to report patient safety incidents more regularly to avoid coming under scrutiny from the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentAndy Jones on defining NHS quality
The health consumer gets it, Lord Darzi gets it and framed an entire review around it, Sir Bruce Keogh certainly got it during his time as president of the Cardiothoracic Society, and the outgoing chief medical officer has dedicated a working lifetime to it.