All Policy and regulation articles – Page 27
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NewsCQC appoints chief inspector of integrated care
The Care Quality Commission has appointed an interim chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care.
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NewsNAO alerted over impact of Barclay’s delay in signing off CQC board appointments
The Care Quality Commission has been unable to appoint any new non-executive directors for months because of delays in ministerial sign-off, leading to the regulator flagging its concerns about the potential impact on its governance with the National Audit Office.
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NewsThink tank appoints trust boss as new CEO
The Nuffield Trust think tank has appointed Thea Stein as its chief executive, who will take over from outgoing CEO Nigel Edwards later this year.
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NewsCQC inspectors to strike over pay
Hundreds of Care Quality Commission staff are to strike over pay next month, including those working in inspections teams.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Manchester must get a grip on electives
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The two towers
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsOne in 10 A&E patients waits 12hrs, long-hidden data reveals
Around 10 per cent of the 1.2 million accident and emergency attendees in February waited 12 hours or more, newly published NHS England data has revealed, laying bare the true extent of the NHS’s emergency care crisis.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The rise of self-pay and why it matters to the NHS
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentThe optimistic view of the Hewitt review
Richard Taunt explains about the three key areas that we should focus on to make sure the review will be remembered as a step towards ICSs having the right aims
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NewsHewitt: Give the 10 best ICSs greater powers by next year
Ten of the most mature integrated care systems should be given far greater control over their spending and operations from next April, Patricia Hewitt’s much-anticipated review of ICS autonomy has recommended.
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NewsReport sets three-month deadline to remove ‘distracting’ central data requests
Patricia Hewitt’s review of integrated care systems has called for an end to the ‘unacceptable’ manual reporting burden placed on ICS providers and partners by NHS England and the government.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Doing the right thing
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News'Spend wisely’ while tackling racism, says CQC director
The Care Quality Commission and other NHS agencies should “spend wisely” on “robust academic solutions” to overcoming racism and diversity problems, rather than turning to “outdated strategies” which don’t work, according to the lead of an internal review at the regulator.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘Gently persuading’ integration
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by primary and community care correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsWhistleblowers ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by CQC, review finds
There is a “widespread lack of competence and confidence” in the Care Quality Commission on race and racism, while whistleblowing health and care staff were often “frustrated and disappointed” by how it responded to their concerns, an internal review has found.
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NewsNHSE blames junior doctors’ strike for impending elective target failure
A senior NHS England figure has blamed the junior doctors’ strike for trusts’ impending failure to hit a flagship target to eliminate 78-week waiters by next month, but HSJ understands the service would have fallen short even without the medics’ walkout.
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CommentThe NHS has warmed to Barclay, but his biggest test is to come
Matthew Taylor shares his insights on what the new reforms proposed by the Hewitt review will mean for the NHS and the population health outcomes
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NewsCQC’s ICS ratings put on hold
Plans for integrated care systems to be given Care Quality Commission ratings are on hold, and no ratings will be issued until summer 2024 at the earliest, HSJ understands.
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NewsCQC merges chief hospital and primary care inspector roles
The Care Quality Commission has merged the roles of chief inspector of hospitals and chief inspector of primary medical services, it has announced.
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CommentHow why matters
The leadership team at NHS Blithering is never far behind NHS England when it comes to management tools. Julian Patterson has the latest from the world of transformation