All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 155
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Ambulance staff falsified response-time figures
Ambulance control room staff changed response-time figures, improving the trust's performance against government targets, an Audit Commission investigation has revealed.
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Monitor publishes revised compliance framework
Monitor has published a revised version of the compliance framework, following consultation.The updated framework includes amendments to indicators used to derive annual and in-year financial risk ratings; definitions, thresholds and reporting requirements for major investments; and refinement of membership plans to introduce greater focus on progress towards the development of ...
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ONS launches medicines distribution study
The Office for National Statistics has launched a market study into the distribution of medicines in the UK.This decision follows recent and proposed distribution changes by leading UK medicine suppliers.Read more here
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Healthcare Commission praises pathology departments
A Healthcare Commission review has praised pathology departments for quick processing of tests and longer opening hours.But the review also urges departments to consider consistency of services and value for money.Read the review here
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HSJ Knowledge
Trust, Assurance and Safety - the reaction
This link provides a round-up of 15 responses to the white paper Trust, Assurance and Safety - the regulation of health professionals, published by the British Medical Association, royal colleges and other major health organisations.
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Commissioning: Hewitt slams 'unacceptable' interference by trusts
Patricia Hewitt has criticised the 'unacceptable' practice of trust managers instructing hospital consultants not to discuss reworking patient pathways with GPs.
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Improving picture for imaging
Waiting times for scans and imaging procedures have fallen - but there are still 'unacceptable' waits that could impact on trusts' ability to hit 18-week targets.
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Out-of-hours firms under review
Two out-of-hours providers have just a few weeks to prove their services are up to scratch, HSJ can reveal.
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Commission 'scapegoating' trusts over safety
The Healthcare Commission is too quick to 'scapegoat' trusts that seek patient safety advice, potentially deterring chief executives from seeking help.
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Long-term care patients out of pocket
Primary care trusts failed to reimburse fully patients who funded their own long-term care - because of poor Department of Health guidelines, the health ombudsman has said.
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Consistency and agreement are needed to spread success
'The MPs' committee calls for lessons learned from the turnaround programme to be shared. But evidence for its effectiveness is opaque'.
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Commission to look at learning disabilities accusations
The Healthcare Commission has said it will review six cases highlighted by learning disability charity Mencap of people with learning disabilities who died from physical illnesses.Mencap has accused the NHS of institutional discrimination against people with learning disabilities, saying their physical health needs are ignored.Meanwhile the Department of Health has ...
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Commissioner demands a better deal for children
Children's hospital services are woefully inadequate, a Healthcare Commission review has shown. Children's commissioner Al Aynsley-Green said was the verdict was 'disappointing but not surprising'.
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Pharmaceutical company ordered to withdraw advertising
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has requested Pfizer to withdraw an advertisement making potentially misleading claims about Zyvox (linezolid), an antibiotic used to treat certain types of serious infection.The MHRA became aware of the advertisement in the BMJ claiming that Zyvox has superior cure rates compared to products ...
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Changes to GP regulation welcomed by managers
Primary care managers have welcomed the government's white paper on regulation of health professionals.
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Children's services branded patchy
NHS children's hospital services in England are still struggling to meet government standards, according to the Healthcare Commission.The commission's review found that many hospitals are not systematically providing training in children's needs in areas such as life support, pain assessment, child protection, communication and play.Read more here
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Committee sets audiology inquiry date
The health select committee has given a date for an evidence session into audiology services in England.The session will be held on 8 March. Witnesses include the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, health minister Ivan Lewis and hearing aid firm Ultravox.
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Monitor criticised for data demand
The foundation trust regulator Monitor must not seek to 'enhance' its regulatory role, Foundation Trust Network director Sue Slipman has warned.
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Historic changes to pharmacy profession
The chief pharmaceutical officers from England, Scotland, and Wales have revealed plans for historic changes to the regulation of the pharmacy profession.The measures, which form part of the white paper on professional regulation, will see the formation of two separate bodies to oversee pharmacy. One organisation will act as a ...
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Half of ambulance trusts missing response targets
Half of England's ambulance trusts are missing response targets despite a service shake-up designed to improve performance.