All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 18
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NewsBullying and harassment ‘normalised’ at trust put back in special measures
An ambulance trust has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission rated its leadership ‘inadequate’ and said staff felt unable to raise concerns without fear of reprisal
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News‘Don’t stand in way of integration if clinicians want it’, says CEO
A trust chief executive says leaders ‘should not stand in the way’ of controversial plans for further integration with a neighbouring provider if that is the direction being set by clinicians.
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HSJ LocalTrust branded ‘inadequate’ for leadership and maternity
One of the trusts worst affected by coronavirus has been issued with two warning notices and rated ‘inadequate’ for leadership, following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsMajor trust records fifth never event at troubled department
A fifth patient has been given the wrong blood at a major teaching hospital’s haematology department where patient safety concerns were raised by clinicians last year.
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NewsInterim CEO drafted in to calm trust’s leadership woes
An ambulance trust which is expected to be heavily criticised in an imminent Care Quality Commission report has appointed a new interim chief executive.
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NewsVirgin Care boss appointed CEO of mental health provider
The chief executive of the business formerly known as Virgin Care has been appointed CEO of a large independent mental health provider.
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HSJ LocalPatients unwashed ‘for three days’ at trust under ‘extreme pressure’
The Care Quality Commission has issued a trust with a warning notice following an inspection that found wards did not have enough staff to care for patients.
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NewsNew role for CQC chief inspector
The Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of primary care is taking up a new role at the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, it has been announced.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The swollen centre
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by primary care reporter Shruti Sheth Trivedi.
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HSJ LocalScandal trust gets another warning notice after ‘disappointing’ progress
A Midlands trust at the centre of a maternity scandal has been issued with another warning notice, with the Care Quality Commission saying it is ‘disappointing’ that safety problems have still not been addressed.
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NewsMultiple deaths due to care delays highlighted in damning CQC report
Dozens of patients died or suffered ‘severe harm’ after long waits for ambulances during a three-month period in a health system facing ‘extreme pressure’ on its emergency services.
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NewsTrusts lose out on cash after safety ‘mis-declarations’
Three trusts have lost out on more than £1m in rebate from the maternity clinical negligence scheme after they ‘mis-declared’ that they were compliant with safety requirements.
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NewsSpecialist hospital threatened with closure over unsafe wards
A specialist hospital for people with a learning difficulty or autism could be closed unless it makes improvements, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts making least progress in improving maternity services
The trusts that have made the most and least progress on urgent recommendations set out by the Ockenden review have been revealed
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News‘One last chance to get it right’ for ‘inadequate’ trust, says chair
The chair of what may be England’s most challenged trust has rejected suggestions that it needs a ‘wholesale reorganisation’ but said it is on its ‘last chance to get it right’.
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NewsStaff warn of ‘worsening’ culture at beleaguered trust
The culture at a long-troubled ambulance trust is ‘worsening, not improving’, its staff have told a health watchdog.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Last chance saloon
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ LocalEx-SHA chair stands down from maternity failings review
The former trust chair and strategic health authority chief executive appointed to investigate maternity failings at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has stood down following a call by families for her removal.
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NewsPatient watchdog chair quits and tells Javid funding cuts are endangering ‘its vital role’
Sir Robert Francis has announced he is to step down as chair of Healthwatch England 20 months early, claiming funding cuts mean the patient watchdog could soon struggle “to fulfil its vital role”.
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NewsGovernment to review the future of CQC and NHS England
NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and other arm’s length bodies will be subject to an efficiency and performance review led by the Cabinet Office.