All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 99
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‘Inadequate’ safety still CQC’s ‘biggest concern’
The safety of health and care services remains the Care Quality Commission’s ‘biggest concern’, according to a new report from the regulator.
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HSJ Local
North East bosses seek to move patients back to York following hospital closure
Mental health services in York have transferred to a new provider as planned, after the sudden closure of a psychiatric hospital threatened to delay the process.
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News
DH reveals pay cap for agency staff
The hourly rate the NHS can pay agency staff will be capped at 55 per cent above the pay levels of permanent staff, under plans announced by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton appeals 'proportionality' of CQC inspection
REGULATION: A West Midlands acute trust is appealing against the ‘proportionality’ of its recent Care Quality Commission inspection, HSJ has been told.
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National chiefs aim to resolve 'contradictory' messages on staffing and finance
National leaders have moved to resolve ‘contradictory’ messages issued to NHS providers around safe staffing levels. They stress that nurse to patient ratios ‘should not be unthinkingly adhered to’.
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Exclusive: GP ‘scorecard’ would be 'divisive', says report
The use of single ‘scorecard’ type metrics for measuring performance in general practice would be misleading and divisive, a Department of Health commissioned report has concluded.
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News
Webinar: Ask Sir Mike Richards your questions on regulation
Register for the discussion on 28 October
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Comment
Michael White: Hysteria versus complacency is the new political dividing line
Unpicking the hyperbole of conference season
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News
First special measures GP practice to close
One of the first GP practices to be placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission is to close, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
South London trust requires improvement, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust has been told it requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall chief leaves for 'personal reasons'
WORKFORCE: Bill Shields, interim chief executive of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, has said he will step down at the end of the month for ‘personal and family reasons’.
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HSJ Local
Leading London trust told to improve by CQC
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ after the Care Quality Commission found overcrowding in emergency departments and patients waiting for long periods.
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HSJ Partners
The CQC's rating of Addenbrooke's is wrong and unfair
The ‘inadequate’ rating is not accurate
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HSJ Local
Sudden hospital closure could delay major service transfer
REGULATION: A major transfer of mental health services between two providers could be delayed after the sudden closure of a psychiatric hospital in York.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Chair resigns following critical CQC report
WORKFORCE: The chair of East Sussex Healthcare Trust has resigned with immediate effect following a critical report from the Care Quality Commission which led to the trust being placed in special measures.
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