All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 146
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Comment
Care Quality Commission: open your wallet and pay for real talent
For a department renowned for its largesse when it comes to remuneration, it is difficult to understand why the Department of Health is being so parsimonious when it comes to the salary for the chair of the new Care Quality Commission.
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Comment
An eye on Monitor
May I clarify my comment in your article about Monitor's decision to consult on private patient income.
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Comment
Role of pharmacy
Your news analysis on regulation focused on the creation of the new Care Quality Commission. Government plans for changes in health and social care regulation are wide-ranging and will have very significant impacts for pharmacy. It was therefore surprising that your report did not make mention of the creation of ...
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News
Consultation on independent sector regulation
Health minister Ben Bradshaw has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way private and voluntary healthcare is regulated.
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News
Radiation warning for hospitals
The Healthcare Commission has urged hospitals to ensure they are not exposing patients to unnecessary doses of radiation through x-rays, CT scans and other procedures.The regulator's first report on x-ray and radiological incidents, published today, shows one in three involve the wrong patient and reporting is patchy.
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News
Inquiry into bullying claims at nursing council
The government has set up an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and racism at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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HSJ Knowledge
Partnership working: taking targets a la carte
The 198 national indicators will tear up the 'set menu' of national targets, so local partnerships can tailor priorities to local needs. But regulation of the system will need a rethink
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Comment
Doubts over super-regulator
You do not mention an important question for the new super-regulator, writes Don Redding. Will it exist to serve patients and service users, and if so, how will it engage with them?
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Comment
Media Watch: drug maker under scrutiny
Being accused of 'cheating the NHS' is enough to give anyone heartburn. So bosses at Reckitt Benckiser, makers of indigestion treatment Gaviscon, may well have sought comfort with a taste of their own medicine this week.
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News
Views sought on revalidation of doctors
The government has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to the revalidation of doctors and the functions of the General Medical Council.
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News
Charity welcomes tighter controls on drug companies
Mental health charity Mind has welcomed the government's pledge to increase drug companies' responsibility to pass on clinical trials information.
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News
No probes into London mental health killings
NHS managers who failed to investigate nearly half of the murders and manslaughters carried out by London mental health patients over a four-year period will not be held to account.
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Comment
Surgeons are safe
I am extremely disappointed that HSJ chose to print the accusation regarding patient safety and the certification of doctors for the specialist register, writes Paul Streets
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News
New super-regulator begins to take shape
Last week the bill that will see the merger of three regulators began its process through the Lords. But there are warnings that detail on the new legislation is sketchy, leaving trusts in the dark over how it will affect them. Charlotte Santry reports
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Comment
Speak now to influence the new regulator
This week's analysis of the bill introducing the Care Quality Commission highlights how little NHS and independent sector managers have involved themselves in shaping the new body so far. But the lack of detail in the bill of the nuts and bolts of the new regulatory framework means it is ...
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Comment
Monitor watching
I did not say that foundation trusts should have the right to ignore government targets and that Monitor should stand up for them when they do (leader, 21 February). All foundation trusts should rightly meet the expectations that ministers have for patients, including government targets, writes Sue Slipman
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We are still accountable to the public
Monitor has never said that ministers cannot express concerns with quality and views about priorities ('Is government taking liberties with the foundation principle?'). Indeed, we believe the Department of Health's prime role is to protect the interests of patients by setting targets and quality standards, and by determining nationally what ...
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News
Monitor challenges DH on freedoms
Battle lines are hardening between foundation trusts and the Department of Health over the trusts' future, following a series of leaked letters between the leaders of the NHS and regulator Monitor, reports Sally Gainsbury. The correspondence has exposed a gulf between their positions on New Labour's flagship hospitals.
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News
Auditor finds PbR has 'questionable' impact on efficiency
Payment by results has had a 'questionable' impact on driving up efficiency in the NHS, the Audit Commission has concluded.
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News
Violence increases but training in restraint techniques is still on hold
Urgent proposals for dealing with violent patients are still awaiting government funding 10 years after the death that sparked them.HSJ has discovered that a national training scheme for staff in acute mental health wards has been on hold for years, despite fresh evidence of increasing violent behaviour.