All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 140
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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.
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HSJ Knowledge
Prison mental health services - jailhouse blues
Faced with huge numbers of mentally ill offenders, London's forensic mental health services are struggling to cope. Rebecca Norris reports
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Heart surgery survival rates published
The Healthcare Commission has published updated heart surgery survival rates for 37 heart units in the UK.The figures show no unit has 'worse than expected' survival rates, 32 have 'as expected' rates and five 'better than expected'.
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Private care poses little threat to the NHS, finds IPPR report
The private healthcare industry poses little threat to the NHS, but the government should act to safeguard consumers and calm residual fears, a think tank has concluded.
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Healthcare Commission warning on safety risk
Government proposals on regulation would weaken safety standards and allow risky services to operate without a licence, the healthcare watchdog has warned.
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Nicholson denies 'swipe' at foundation regulator Monitor
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has played down comments that appeared to criticise the foundation trusts' regulator Monitor.
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Progress report on Welsh ambulances
Welsh ambulances have improved their performance, but significant variations remain, according to a report by the auditor general for Wales.
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Healthcare Commission to review military care
The Healthcare Commission is to review the standards of medical care given to military personnel and their families, the watchdog and Ministry of Defence announced today.Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker said: 'It's only right that the men and women who risk their lives for their country can also expect ...
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Trust breached hygiene code
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals trust has been issued with an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for breaching the hygiene code.
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Annual health check to focus on patients' views
The next annual health check for trusts will place a greater emphasis on patients' views.The Healthcare Commission has published plans for the 2008-09 assessment, which include a stronger assessment of safety, new clinical measures and separate evaluations of the quality of services commissioned and provided by primary care trusts.
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Managers raise concerns over new local assessments
Primary care managers at the NHS Confederation annual conference have expressed concern about the lack of baseline data for some of the indicators they have chosen as part of the new comprehensive area assessment.
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Neonatal unit failures spark calls for action
A failure to meet demand for neo-natal services has prompted calls for greater performance management and changes to commissioning.
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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
Annual performance ratings are being beefed up for some NHS sectors to make fairer comparisons possible across the service.
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
Less than a quarter of primary care trusts believe their services have met all government quality standards.
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Foundation failures upset Monitor
An increasing number of applications for foundation trust status are being turned down first time round because they are not up to scratch, it has emerged.
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Media Watch: hygiene targets
News from the Healthcare Commission that one in four hospitals is not hitting hygiene targets was about as welcome as a dose of MRSA.
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Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
NHS trusts have been served with a 'wake-up call' to improve hygiene standards or risk service closures, following the latest annual health check declarations.More than a quarter of trusts have told the Healthcare Commission they failed to comply fully with the hygiene code in 2007-08.
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'Serious weaknesses' at Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's ability to protect the public comes into question today with a performance review from the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence.
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Comment
Lisa Rodrigues on being there for your staff
Bill Clinton used to say the most important attribute of a leader was being there. This gets tested when things go wrong, but also when they are going well.
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David Lee on handling a killing
One piece of news mental health trust directors dread above almost any other is that of a homicide by a local service user.