All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 142
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Regulator told to include public in its work
The National Consumer Council has called on the Healthcare Commission to move beyond the 'rhetoric' of public engagement to ensure services meet patients' needs rather than those of regulators.
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Focus on targets instead of patients led to health scandals
NHS managers implicated in serious care failings are too often focused on targets and mergers instead of patients, the Healthcare Commission has warned.
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Unison takes Monitor to court in wake of income cap silence
Unison has launched judicial review proceedings against foundation trust regulator Monitor in a bid to stop trusts using arm's-length organisations to expand private patient work.
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Bromley Hospitals trust fails cleanliness spot check
Bromley Hospitals trust has been rapped for breaching the hygiene code after a Healthcare Commission spot check.
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Bromley hospital breached hygiene rules, say inspectors
Bromley Hospitals trust has been issued with an improvement notice for breaching the hygiene code after a spot check by the Healthcare Commission.Inspectors found dust in wards and dirty equipment during an unannounced visit to Princess Royal University Hospital last month.
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Learn from patient safety failures, trusts urged
Poor leadership, ineffective management and inadequate teamwork are common to failings in patient safety, the Healthcare Commission has said.A report looking at lessons from 14 investigations said the boards of failing trusts often concentrated on work such as meeting targets or mergers at the expense of other activities.
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Value for many - improving learning difficulties services
A consultation on learning difficulties services seeks to help most service users to live in the community, while increasing monitoring and support. Mark Gould reports
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Clinical audit programme under new management
The Department of Health has announced details of the new consortium that will run the national clinical audit and patients' outcomes programme.
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Scottish plan to fight fraud
NHS bodies in Scotland will be encouraged to appoint 'counter-fraud champions' in a bid to stop money being illegally siphoned from the health service.
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Commission calls for power to suspend non-executives
Chairs and non-executive directors of hospital and primary care trusts that have lost the confidence of their local communities could face suspension in future.
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Watchdog gives maternity services a 'wake-up call'
NHS trusts have accepted that last week's Healthcare Commission report into maternity services should serve as a 'wake-up call' but have complained that the review's methodology may have treated them unfairly.
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Call to bar worst managers
The leader of the UK's hospital doctors is calling for greater regulation of managers - with powers to stop them working in healthcare in extreme cases.
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New guidance on controlled drugs
The Department of Health has published new guidance for healthcare professionals in England on record-keeping requirements for controlled drugs such as methadone and morphine.
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Mental health review group named
Members of the group that will undertake a limited review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 have been announced.
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Report raises worries over ultrasound quality
A national review of maternity services by the Healthcare Commission has revealed huge variations in quality and raised concerns about the standards of ultrasound checks on unborn babies at a third of trusts.Health secretary Alan Johnson announced extra funding for maternity services over the next three years in response to ...
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Super-regulator could be threat to vulnerable
Plans for a new super-regulator have been attacked for cutting costs at the expense of vulnerable patients and social care users.
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Fertility work suspended at two clinics
Two fertility clinics have had their licences suspended after the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority was not informed about a doctor involved in a General Medical Council investigation.
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EU information-sharing would improve patient safety, says GMC
The General Medical Council has highlighted the need to share disciplinary information about health professionals across Europe to protect patients.
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Welsh GP care comes under scrutiny
Patients in Wales are not getting value for money from GPs, according to a report by the Welsh Assembly's audit committee.
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NHS constitution dangerous, warns King's Fund
The proposed NHS constitution could provide real benefits, but there could be dangers if it is not thought through with care, warns a report published today by the King's Fund.