All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 149
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News
Service users expose care gap
A survey of mental health patients by the Healthcare Commission has reported gaps in the quality of services and advice.
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HSJ Knowledge
Stephen Ramsden on avoidable deaths
What is your hospital standardised mortality rate and what have you done to improve it?In the first in an online series on the relationship between good management and safety, Stephen Ramsden discusses strategies for lowering hospital mortality rates
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Comment
Review of Modernising Medical Careers was handled properly
The Department of Health has been transparent throughout Professor Neil Douglas's review of Modernising Medical Careers and the Medical Training Application Service, says health minister Ben Bradshaw
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Comment
Alan Maynard on medical safety
‘It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections’
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Comment
Alan Maynard on medical safety
'It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections'
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News
BMA adds weight to IT inquiry calls
The British Medical Association has become the latest organisation to call for a public inquiry into the national IT programme.
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News
Signs of improvement from community mental health services
Community mental health services are showing some improvement but concerns over access remain, according to a survey published today by the Healthcare Commission.
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Comment
Misleading forecasts could spell disaster
'Chief executives and others must encourage openness and transparency in financial reporting'
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News
Pilots making little difference
Pilots designed to drive the government's flagship policy of shifting services from hospitals into the community have made little difference, according to research.
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News
Pilots making little difference
Pilots designed to drive the government's flagship policy of shifting services from hospitals into the community have made little difference, according to research.
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News
Commissioning's stakeholders design their world-class future
Primary care trusts that demonstrate they are 'world-class commissioners' could be rewarded with foundation trust-style freedoms.
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News
Scotland urged to look beyond GPs for out-of-hours services
NHS boards will have to look beyond GPs to provide primary care out of hours if services are to be sustainable, Audit Scotland has warned.
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Comment
Timely action will save lives and restore public confidence
'Media coverage of mental health killings obliterates shades of grey'
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News
Finance chiefs confess to burying bad news
Trust chief executives and finance directors are reluctant to publish bad financial forecasts for fear of losing their jobs.
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News
Nursing council publishes fitness to practise report
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published its annual fitness to practise report for 2005-06.
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Comment
Hilary Thomas on differing points of view
Regulations should enable hospital and community settings to work together on care appraisals, says Hilary Thomas
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News
Dental association calls for amnesty on financial penalties
The British Dental Association has called for an amnesty on financial penalties against dentists who failed to complete their units of dental activity target in 2006-07.
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Comment
Community engagement needed to combat elder abuse
The shocking report of the parliamentary joint committee on human rights again reveals alarming levels of elder abuse and poor standards of care in hospitals and care homes.
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News
Report on maternity services in Wales launched
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales has launched its overview report on maternity services in Wales.
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News
National patient choice survey results
Nearly half of patients say they have been offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment, according to a MORI survey for the Department of Health.