All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 79

  • Southend pier
    News

    GP quality: Best and worst CCGs in the Midlands and East

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Ascot horse racing
    News

    GP quality: The best and worst areas in the South

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Nythan Smith
    HSJ Knowledge

    Invest in compliance with health and safety law

    2017-03-28T07:00:00Z

    The impact of the health and safety offences sentencing guidelines on the health and social care sector

  • Waiting room
    News

    Mapped: CCGs and STPs with the best and worst GPs

    2017-03-28T07:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Vaccination
    HSJ Local

    Midlands GP super partnership rated outstanding

    2017-03-24T12:11:00Z

    A Midlands super partnership has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission today.

  • older woman in hospital bed
    News

    £2bn for social care to require hospital focus

    2017-03-23T15:06:00Z

    Concerns raised over plans to limit spending flexibilities on £2bn

  • magnifying glass
    News

    CQC to pay up to £191k to new chief inspector of hospitals

    2017-03-22T16:55:00Z

    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 ...

  • emergency ambulance
    News

    Private providers warned over 'fundamental' safety concerns

    2017-03-21T11:40:00Z

    CQC warns safety concerns during inspection of independent ambulance providers may “not be isolated findings” Over three-quarters of providers inspected so far have faced CQC enforcement action Concerns include drivers not holding the correct licence, failure to carry out DBS checks, unclean vehicles and not following “fundamental safety processes” ...

  • Dark hospital corridor
    HSJ Local

    New drive to make sure trust staff sleep on night shifts

    2017-03-17T11:56:00Z

    All 15,000 staff at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust encouraged to take their breaks Campaign based on research evidence link to patient harm from fatigue Staff can benefit from a 20 minute nap at night and reduce clinical errors All 15,000 staff at one of the country’s ...

  • Front of Medway Maritime Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Original special measures trust exits regime

    2017-03-17T00:01:00Z

    Medway FT now rated requires improvement, and good for being caring, effective and well led CQC praises “strong leadership and clear communication” Improvements need to be made in urgent and emergency services, surgery and critical care A hospital which was previously ranked as one of the worst in ...

  • Surgery
    HSJ Local

    'Culture of fear' at inadequate private hospital, says CQC

    2017-03-15T15:30:00Z

    Inspectors have described a “culture of fear” within the surgical theatres at a private hospital that largely treats NHS patients in Greater Manchester.

  • warning sign
    News

    CQC risk monitoring 'wrong more than right', study warns

    2017-03-14T11:19:00Z

    Research finds the CQC’s risk monitoring could leave poor care undetected The CQC’s tool failed to identify more than half of inadequate trusts Analysis found the tool had an accuracy rate of 48 per cent The Care Quality Commission’s new system for identifying high risk NHS trusts could ...

  • Nottingham
    News

    Community social enterprise first to be rated outstanding

    2017-03-09T07:00:00Z

    Nottingham CityCare Partnership rated outstanding CQC says it has rated four community interests companies, with Nottingham CityCare the first to get the top rating The partnership was singled out for the responsiveness of urgent care services and support offered by end of life services The Care Quality Commission ...

  • Elderly care
    News

    Hospitals must be 'lippy' over use of increased social care funding

    2017-03-08T15:49:00Z

    New social care funding must deliver benefits for the NHS delayed transfers No formal NHS influence over spending in 17/18 Government to publish green paper on future of social care NHS organisations should be vocal in demanding that the extra £1bn committed to social care next year is ...

  • Warrington Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Ex-Morecambe Bay HR director suspended from his current role

    2017-03-07T10:24:00Z

    NHS director who agreed “irregular” exit deal for Morecambe Bay midwife suspended from current role Mr Wilson has been suspended pending investigations into his actions The deal allowed midwife to leave without facing investigation An NHS director who agreed an “irregular” exit deal for a senior midwife ...

  • Queen's Hospital Romford
    HSJ Local

    Long underperforming trust exits special measures

    2017-03-07T00:01:00Z

    A trust dogged by performance and financial problems for more than a decade has moved out of special measures.

  • court
    News

    CQC brings first ever prosecution of NHS trust over safety

    2017-03-06T12:37:00Z

    Southern Health is being prosecuted by the CQC after a patient sustained serious injuries falling from a roof Prosecution will be the first time the CQC has used its regulatory powers to pursue a criminal case against an NHS trust In April 2016, the CQC said that the trust ...

  • Simon Stevens
    News

    Stevens 'not expecting' new capital before autumn

    2017-03-03T13:18:00Z

    Simon Stevens says he is not expecting “capital questions” to be answered in next week’s budget NHS England chief executive says he has been making the case for social care to receive extra funding Five Year Forward View delivery plan will include “a smaller list of key improvement priorities ...

  • Shaun lintern expert briefing
    Expert Briefing

    Lintern's Risk Register: Is the NHS losing sight of the patient?

    2017-03-03T11:19:00Z

    Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern

  • Spire Southampton Hospital
    News

    Private hospital firm reports 13pc rise in NHS revenue

    2017-03-02T15:30:00Z

    Spire reports jump in NHS work £293m in NHS funded revenue in 2016 is a significant year on year rise Company suggests NHS work will continue to increase Private hospital group Spire Healthcare saw the size of its NHS business grow from £262m in 2015 to £293m in ...