All HealthWatch articles – Page 6
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NewsHealthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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NewsHealthwatch chief sets out plans
Healthwatch England will not be a “megaphone” for local interest groups, the body’s chair has told HSJ in her first interview since taking up the post.
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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NewsCommissioning board given default lead role on quality
The NHS Commissioning Board will have default responsibility for leading the response to a quality failure under plans for new quality surveillance groups.
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NewsNew HealthWatch England chair announced
Anna Bradley, chair of the General Optical Council, is to chair HealthWatch England, it was confirmed today.
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NewsHealthWatch board will have appointed local members
Up to a third of HealthWatch England’s committee members look set to be appointed from local branches of the new public scrutiny body.
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News'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
The standard of care being delivered by providers is to be scrutinised at regular “surveillance groups” under plans to ensure quality in the reformed NHS, HSJ has learned.