All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 152
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
The practice of asking suspected cancer patients to wait two weeks for referral needs to be reviewed urgently, a study has warned.
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Hospital viruses could pose terrorism threat
Lax hospital security could give terrorists working in the NHS easy access to potentially deadly materials, including viruses.
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London review: everyday problems at heart of proposals
'Darzi argues that his approach to this study - listening to Londoners, building a clinical consensus, providing evidence for the recommendations, working with the mayor and London boroughs - provides the foundations for success'
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Darzi's review shows who has the power in the new top team
'Most ministers can be brought to heel by threat of the sack, but not one with a global reputation well beyond politics'
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NHS split over Darzi review's reach
Managers and clinicians are split over whether a review of the NHS will result in major changes to policy.
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Healthcare Commission slams sexual health data
The Healthcare Commission has slammed the standard of data collection and information-gathering in NHS sexual health services.
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Exclusive: HSE clears infection death managers
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive has supported senior managers' handling of a Clostridium difficile outbreak in which 33 people died.
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MPs hit out over Supply Chain secrecy
NHS Supply Chain will not routinely publish the names of NHS clinicians who sit on its new product councils or details of their discussions, HSJ can reveal.
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Lib Dems call for IT review
Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary Norman Lamb has called for a comprehensive review of the NHS IT system, after former NHS IT programme chief executive Richard Granger admitted that some of the work carried out by contractors had been 'appalling', according to IT magazine CIO.
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Report criticises regulatory impact assessments
The National Audit Office has published a new report titled Evaluation of Regulatory Impact Assessments 2006-07.
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A milestone in self-management
Principles that ensure older people can use their medicines safely are vital across the NHS, say Theresa Rutter and Nina Barnett
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First improvement notice in hygiene clampdown
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals trust has been put on an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for failing to comply with hygiene codes.
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Concerns over access to heart services
A review of heart failure services has revealed large variations in patient access to diagnostic tests, drugs and specialist care.
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18-week target being met for more than half of patients
The latest referral to treatment times show that more patients are being treated within 18 weeks of being referred by their GP.
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Healthcheck survey uncovers stress, delays and frustration
The annual healthcheck is leading to stress, frustration and to other work being delayed, an independent study has found.
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Commission criticises sexual heath data
The Healthcare Commission has called for improvements to the collection of data on sexual health and how that data and information is used by services.
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Restructuring puts mothers at risk, warns Healthcare Commission
The reconfiguration of maternity services is putting patients at risk, the chair of the Healthcare Commission has warned.
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Dementia care lags behind
Treatment for people with dementia is little better than for cancer patients in the 1950s, the National Audit Office has warned.
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London PCT faces investigation
Brent teaching primary care trust is being investigated by NHS London.
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Ruth Hussey on improvement through inspection
'Good managers should view inspection and regulation as an opportunity to provide external reassurance and to ensure that minimum standards are met'