All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 158
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Comment
Money no excuse for hampering progress
As a medic and former White House adviser, Dr Mark McClellan is a natural opinion leader on health policy. He explains his vision
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News
Every GP practice to get kitemark rating
Every GP surgery is to be rated from next year under a kitemark scheme backed by the Department of Health.
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Report finds PCTs wanting on gender equality
Primary care trusts are not taking sufficient account of gender when they plan services to meet new laws, a report commissioned by the Department of Health has found.
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Comment
Moving down the line to financial stability
The recent merger of two acute trusts hints at things to come as struggling organisations are forced to re-examine their options. Chris Ham surveys the new structural landscape of the health service
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News
RCP: don't measure medics on HES
Trust data is 'not accurate enough' to monitor the performance of individual consultants, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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DoH opts out of traffic light rating for PCTs
The Department of Health has decided not to give primary care trusts an overall traffic-light rating at the end of fitness for purpose assessments.
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GMC offers an end to doctors' self-regulation
The General Medical Council has proposed an historic change to its make-up that would effectively end self-regulation of the medical profession.
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Doctors slam reform plans
Doctors would not be prepared to pay to be regulated by a body which did not represent their profession, the chair of the British Medical Association has said.
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Comment
Media Watch: doctor MoTs
If you'd just open the bonnet now, Dr Cameron, and we'll be through with your MoT for another five years. Before you know it, young Dr Finlay will be up for his MoT too.
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News
European directive could hamper electronic records
Key planks of the electronic patient record could break European law, the Commons health select committee has been told.
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Proposals recommend new role for trusts in detecting rogue doctors
A major shake-up of the regulation of the medical profession, the first in 150 years, could see large acute and primary care trusts become affiliate outposts of the General Medical Council.
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HSJ Knowledge
Design for living
The targets may have been narrowly missed, but meticulous planning of care pathways and a focus on sustainability are driving radical improvements to cancer treatment. And Daloni Carlisle says there's more to come
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News
Foundation governance definitely not kids' stuff
Monitor has stepped in to prevent a foundation trust appointing children as governors.
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News
Trusts declare on new ratings
Every trust in England has issued a public declaration of how they have performed against the core standards for healthcare. The information has been made available as part of the Healthcare Commission's annual health check of trusts, which have replaced star-ratings.
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'Micro-management' fears spark debate on regulation
Fears are growing that trusts could be shackled by increasing control from the centre as government and regulators attempt to get a tighter grip on performance.
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Scottish helpline implicated in two deaths
The future of NHS 24, Scotland's troubled nurse-led helpline, again looked in doubt last week after a judge concluded it was implicated in the deaths of two patients.
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HSJ Knowledge
Danger signals on safety
There is little doubt that theHealthcare Commission's healthcheckrating is far more searching than its predecessor, the star-ratings
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MP wants medics in uniforms to cut infection
Doctors should change into uniforms on entering hospital to help stop the spread of infections, according to an MP whose local hospital became the first to be served with a hygiene improvement notice.
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'We have to dance, sing and juggle, often at the same time - and now we need more proof we are accountable'
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Confederation hits out at regulation overhaul
The Healthcare Commission's plans for the annual healthcheck ratings are 'bordering on performance management', the NHS Confederation has warned.