All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 138
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DH moots new restrictions on alcohol sales
Restrictions including only selling alcohol in small glasses, restricting happy hours and price-based drink promotions and banning alcohol displays at checkouts could be introduced following a consultation on the drinking culture in England.Alcohol manufacturers have been given until the end of the year to put warnings on cans and bottles ...
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SHA chief gets top job at Care Quality Commission
Cynthia Bower is to be appointed as the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission.Ms Bower, the chief executive of West Midlands strategic health authority, is expected to be confirmed as the chief executive imminently, HSJ can reveal.
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Health select committee announces patient safety probe
MPs on the health select committee are to conduct an inquiry into patient safety.Committee chairman Kevin Barron announced yesterday that the investigation would start in the autumn.
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Healthcare Commission vows to act faster over major failings
The Healthcare Commission has pledged to act faster when investigating serious failures at trusts.
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Watchdogs call for alcohol and obesity focus
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, the health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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Private orthopaedic clinic fined for registration breaches
A court has fined the company that runs a private orthopaedic clinic for breaching the conditions of its registration as a healthcare provider.
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Lawyers fire warning shot at doctor ratings website
The founder of a website that allows the public to post comments on doctors has insisted he has safeguards to prevent publication of defamatory allegations.
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Alcohol and obesity threaten public health work, regulators say
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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Chiropractic council consultation
A consultation has been launched on a proposed constitution for the General Chiropractic Council and will run until 3 October.
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Annual health checks leading to changes at most trusts
Ninety-one per cent of trusts have made changes because of the Healthcare Commission annual health check, according to a review of the first four years of the regulator's work.
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Orthopaedic hospital company fined
The Healthcare Commission has secured the conviction of Orthopaedic and Spine Specialty Clinic Ltd and its sole director, orthopaedic surgeon Ahmed Shair.
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Maternity services report highlights failings
The Healthcare Commission has published a report on the state of maternity services in England showing that inadequate staffing and poor teamwork are a systemic national problem.
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Healthcare Commission survey highlights maternity failings
The Healthcare Commission is demanding improvements in maternity care after a huge review showed some women are put at risk by shortages of staff, beds and bathrooms.
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Leader
Publish and be damned: death rates could improve outcomes
With quality now firmly established as the health service's new mantra, its measurement is the next step.
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Comment
Richard Gleave on rewards and reprimands
One of the main debates in US healthcare policy is how to financially reward healthcare providers for delivering 'excellent' care.
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HSJ Knowledge
Adding value with national support
The aim of national support teams is to reflect back the work of trusts and local authorities and to support change, as director Cathy Hamlyn told HSJ
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Darzi quality incentive puts £1bn at stake
Up to £1bn - or 3 per cent - of annual hospital trust income will be contingent on meeting service quality requirements by 2010-11.
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DH celebrates anniversary of smoking ban
More people are trying to quit smoking, the air in pubs and bars is cleaner and rates of compliance with smoke-free laws is high, according to the Department of Health report published to mark the first anniversary of the smoking ban.
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Comment
Hilary Thomas on clinical governance and values
An old friend has just been in touch, having found one of my HSJ columns through Google.
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Personal assistants could be regulated, says social care council
The General Social Care Council is to consult on regulating personal assistants employed by people who use direct payments to pay for their care.