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NewsFailed CQC transformation cost £99m
The Care Quality Commission spent £99m on a transformation programme that failed to achieve most of the promised benefits, a highly critical independent report has revealed.
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NewsCQC needs to pay inspectors more, says chair
The Care Quality Commission’s incoming chair says it needs to pay more to recruit experienced inspectors.
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LeaderThe NHS needs a strong CQC
With close to £200bn spent every year on English health and care, it seems ridiculous that some believe there is no need to judge whether that investment is producing the outcomes it should. It is only human to want your boss to ‘give you the money and leave you alone’ ...
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trust’s ‘unique’ private model boosts elective recovery
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trust in talks to hire staff from 'game-changing' centre
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNew national role for former CQC chief inspector
The former chief inspector of hospitals at the Care Quality Commission has been appointed chair of the UK National Screening Committee.
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HSJ LocalTrust says ‘game-changing’ deal will expand capacity by 25pc
An integrated trust has opened a “game-changing” first-of-its-kind imaging facility together with a private company in a bid to “sustainably” increase diagnostic capacity amid rising backlogs of patients, according to its chief executive.
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NewsPast and present NHS cancer leads at odds over progress on early diagnosis
The NHS’s former cancer tsar has disagreed with the claim of the incumbent national clinical lead that the service is on track to meet its goal of significantly improving earlier diagnosis of the condition in the next seven years.
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NewsMike Richards’ review finds ‘hostility’ in pioneering integration patch
A review by Sir Mike Richards has warned of ‘really poor’ working relationships and ‘hostility’ within the system that was due to launch the NHS’ first integrated care provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew lead for ‘priority’ digital programme as deadline missed
The NHS has replaced the senior official in charge of the digital transformation of England’s ageing cancer screening IT infrastructure, which missed a target completion date amid the pandemic.
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News‘Radical’ expansion of diagnostic capacity urgently needed, claims NHSE report
The NHS must make ‘radical changes’ to transform its diagnostics capacity, which was close to ‘tipping point’ even before the pandemic, a major report has found.
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NewsExclusive: Plans for 150 new diagnostic hubs to cut rising waits
Plans for up to 150 new community diagnostic hubs to tackle the NHS’ ballooning diagnostic waiting lists are included in NHS England ‘blue print plans’ leaked to HSJ.
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NewsNew screening committee to replace PHE role
A new UK-wide national screening committee is to be set up to advise the government, following the announcement this month that Public Health England is to close.
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News18-week target will not be axed in 2020-21
The 18-week target will be used to measure NHS performance on elective care for at least another year, NHS England medical director Steve Powis has revealed.
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NewsNHSE to take oversight of £600m screening programmes from PHE
Public Health England is to be stripped of its responsibility for overseeing the national cancer screening programme, the government has confirmed.
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NewsPoor planning and resourcing delaying screening innovations
England has missed out on the latest advances in cancer screening because of “serious and ongoing delays” in how they are implemented, according to a major review of screening programmes.
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NewsCapita cut out of screening support services
Capita will no longer provide the cervical screening programme’s back office services after NHS bosses cited a lack of confidence following the service suffering a major national incident last year.
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NewsScreening IT set for overhaul following high-profile failures
The IT systems for national screening services are set for a major overhaul in the wake of two high-profile failures in the programmes.
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NewsDiagnostic equipment 'woefully poor' after capital raids – ex-cancer boss
Repeated raids on NHS capital budgets have left hospitals with “woefully poor” diagnostic equipment, according to the previous national cancer director.
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NewsReview makes multiple criticisms over screening failures
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.