All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 80
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS England warned of bed 'crisis' 10 days before patient trolley deaths
NHS England convened “risk summit” with ‘crisis’ trust more than a week before patient trolley deaths The summit was called to address concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission following an earlier inspection Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust declared a bed “crisis” and admitted patients were waiting too long in ...
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NewsPrime minister reveals new mental health commitments
Prime minister Theresa May expected to announce a raft of new mental health policies today New measures include mental health first aid training for secondary schools, review into improving mental health in the workplace and extra £15m for expanding community services Mrs May is speaking at the annual Charity ...
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NewsCQC considers new registration for GP 'super partnerships'
GP “super partnership” in Birmingham expected to register with CQC as “single entity” CQC says single registration for large scale GP providers will be discussed in consultation in spring A “super partnership” based in Birmingham expects to become one of the first large scale GP providers to register ...
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HSJ PartnersReflections on transforming mental health
Committed staff at the coalface will make a huge difference in changing the way mental health is taken care of in the NHS
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HSJ LocalCCGs defend response to maternal deaths at 'inadequate' trust
A string of serious patient safety incidents at Pennine Acute were revealed in a recent review of maternity services HSJ has obtained a review carried out by CCGs in 2014 that identified “several significant issues” within the trust’s maternity services CCGs have defended their response to the 2014 review ...
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NewsNew guidance on ward staffing levels revealed
NHS Improvement has published the first of seven new safe staffing guidance documents The work follows the suspension of NICE’s work in 2015 following the Francis Inquiry Guidance warns trusts against relying only on professional judgement to set staffing levels Decisions about how many nurses work on hospital ...
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NewsRegulators undecided on how to assess trusts' efficiency
Joint consultation does not commit to combing CQC ratings of quality and efficiency, despite previous expectations Use of resources assessment metrics included in the document are for “illustrative purposes” Liquidity, agency spending, cancelled operations and staff turnover “likely” to be included in trust assessment NHS regulators have yet ...
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CommentStill doing the system’s – not the patients' – business
New recommendations on co-ordinated care would help to address patient safety issues that remain unaddressed by rafts of policy initiatives
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HSJ LocalTrust recommended to exit special measures
CQC recommended East Kent Hospitals University FT leaves special measures Inspectors say significant improvements made in maternity and emergency care NHS Improvement defers decision till 2017 while it reviews trust’s finances England’s chief inspector of hospitals has recommended that East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust should exit special ...
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NewsCQC plans 'far fewer comprehensive inspections'
CQC to cut the number of comprehensive inspections it undertakes in the future to improve efficiency CQC will ask providers to “set out their view” of their own services to help inform discussion on where best to inspect From April 2017 providers to face an annual assessment of leadership ...
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NewsExclusive: Trust prosecuted after 'high profile' patient death
A trust is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over the death of a mentally ill patient, who fell to his death on hospital premises.
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NewsHunt: Trusts face poor CQC rating for ignoring families
Health secretary warns trusts risk a poor CQC rating if families are not involved in investigations Jeremy Hunt says avoidable deaths is a “global healthcare” problem beyond the NHS No trust will be penalised for reporting an increase in avoidable deaths Jeremy Hunt has warned hospital trusts that ...
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NewsHealth secretary 'committed' to new patient safety laws
Jeremy Hunt says he is committed to legislation for new patient safety reforms Mr Hunt said Number 10 knew legislating for safe space was a priority for him Government consultation on safe space protection closed last week Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is lobbying the prime minister for legislation ...
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CommentA beacon for collaborative and compassionate leadership within the NHS
Why the ambitious vision of developing tomorrow’s leaders is quite a challenge at a time when the NHS is undergoing so much change
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NewsRegulators will not merge before 2020, says Hunt
Health service regulators will not be merged or restructured before the end of the current parliament in 2020, Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC seeks change in powers to 'favour' patients
The Care Quality Commission has asked the Department of Health to change its regulations so they “operate in favour” of service users.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Number 10 calling
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsHunt to force trusts to publish avoidable deaths data
Jeremy Hunt will introduce new regulation to force NHS trusts from March 2017 to estimate and publish how many of its deaths might have been preventable He was responding to today’s CQC deaths review, and said he was accepting all its recommendations Avidable death data to be published quarterly ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Nice one Jim, now let's see results
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
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NewsMike Richards: Death investigations poor and 'need an overhaul'
Sir Mike Richards says systems for reviewing deaths need a “overhaul” and were worse than expected Calls for new national framework to be in place by April 2017 Substantial variation in rates of deaths receiving “initial review” The NHS’s approach to investigating and reporting deaths is worse than ...