All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 76
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HSJ LocalOut of hours service first to be rated outstanding
North West out of hours GP service given highest rating by CQC Cumbria Health on Call rated outstanding following inspection last year The social enterprise is the first out of hours doctors service to get the top rating An out of hours GP service in the North West ...
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NewsRevealed: CQC inspects 40 providers after whistleblower concerns
Whisteblowing complaints to the CQC resulted in 15 NHS and 25 independent providers having an inspection instigated or bought forward Twenty per cent of private providers and 9 per cent of NHS providers subject to a complaint had an inspection unexpectedly scheduled Between 1 April 2016 and 17 February ...
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HSJ LocalFour trusts enter special measures in six days
Kettering General Hospital FT rated inadequate after “serious concerns” found in A&E, staffing, risk management and treatment delays Trust is fourth to enter special measures in six days New interim chief executive was appointed at trust after incumbent left within six months A Midlands trust has been placed ...
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HSJ LocalCQC scathing of leadership at special measures trust
Isle of Wight Trust placed in special measures after inadequate rating from CQC Former chief executive stepped down on 31 March ahead of report’s publication Senior leadership “did not have sufficient capability… to ensure quality and safety of services”, CQC says England’s only fully integrated hospital, mental health, ...
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HSJ LocalSecond Keogh review trust goes back in special measures
One of the original Keogh review special measures trusts, United Lincolnshire, rated inadequate Concerns raised about quality, safety, leadership and governance Trust waiting for health secretary’s decision on plans for A&E reconfiguration United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has become the second of the original 11 trusts placed in special ...
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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive stands down ahead of CQC report
Chief executive of Isle of Wight Trust steps down ahead of CQC report Improvement director has been appointed Trust had struggled over the winter The chief executive of England’s only fully integrated hospital, mental health, community services and ambulance provider has stepped down ahead of the publication of ...
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NewsHurley Group practice put in special measures
High profile GP partnership has practice rated inadequate by the CQC but the group is appealing the decision Hurley Group is led by NHS England primary care director Arvind Madan, who is also listed as partner for the group All Saints Practice in East London criticised for patient access ...
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HSJ LocalKeogh review trust back in special measures
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole put back in special measures by NHS Improvement Trust was one of the first placed into the regime following the 2013 Keogh review but was removed in 2014 Care Quality Commission rates the trust inadequate in most recent report A struggling hospital trust which ...
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HSJ LocalCompetition row treatment centre rated requires improvement
North East London Treatment Centre rated “requires improvement” Centre is at heart of hard-fought procurement process between local NHS trust and Care UK An elective treatment centre at the heart of a competition dispute has been rated requires improvement by inspectors.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe three big themes NICE conference will tackle over two days
With innovation, access, and transformation being the core themes, the NICE Annual Conference will discuss the big challenges facing healthcare
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HSJ LocalFinal Keogh review trust removed from special measures
North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust to come out of the special measures The trust was one of 11 placed in the regime following Sir Bruce Keogh’s 2013 review into organisations with high mortality rates CQC rates the trust requires improvement The final trust from the first wave of ...
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NewsGP quality – North: Greater Manchester and surrounds lags rest of region
Manchester region has eight out of the top 11 CCGs with the highest number of GP surgeries rated requires improvement or inadequate by CQC Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby in north Yorkshire tops the list with 27 per cent of surgeries receiving the lowest two CQC ratings North Tynside CCG ...
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NewsGP quality - London: CQC ratings confirm challenge in East London
Four out of the five worst performing CCGs for primary care are in East London, according to aggregated CQC ratings Tower Hamlets bucks the trend though with 10 per cent of all GP surgeries rated outstanding North West London has four out of the five top CCGs with the ...
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NewsGP quality: Best and worst CCGs in the Midlands and East
Poor quality GP surgeries scattered across the Midlands and East region, with the worst three performing CCGs in Essex, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire Three neighbouring CCGs in south Essex appear in the 10 CCGs with the highest percentage of inadequate or requires improvement CQC ratings Nottingham West outstrips all other ...
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NewsGP quality: The best and worst areas in the South
Borders of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey have the majority of worst CQC rated GP surgeries Almost a third of surgeries in South Reading require improvement or rated inadequate South East England an enclave for GP surgeries rated outstanding East Berkshire and bordering areas in Hampshire and Surrey have ...
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HSJ KnowledgeInvest in compliance with health and safety law
The impact of the health and safety offences sentencing guidelines on the health and social care sector
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NewsMapped: CCGs and STPs with the best and worst GPs
First time that CCGs and STPs have been ranked by CQC ratings for best and worst performing GP surgeries in their region Huge variation uncovered: five CCGs with 10 per cent of more surgeries rated inadequate, and four CCGs with 20 per cent of more rated outstanding Nuffield Trust ...
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HSJ LocalMidlands GP super partnership rated outstanding
A Midlands super partnership has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission today.
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News£2bn for social care to require hospital focus
Concerns raised over plans to limit spending flexibilities on £2bn
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NewsCQC to pay up to £191k to new chief inspector of hospitals
The CQC will pay the new chief inspector of hospitals £161,000-£191,000 a year Sir Mike Richard’s replacement to be a “highly influential” clinician or board executive with “political acumen” Successful applicant will need to deliver new inspection model and determine the data needed to spot care failings The ...