All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 158
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Healthcare Commission announces hygiene spot checks
The Healthcare Commission has today launched a year-long programme of unannounced spot checks to 120 NHS trusts to check compliance with the government's Hygiene Code.
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Former NHS chief heads disability inquiry
Former chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust Sir Jonathan Michael is to chair an independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities, health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced. The investigation follows charity Mencap's March report into the death of six people with learning disabilities.
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Primary care trusts charged with rewriting £300m script
The National Audit Office has urged primary care trusts.to use generic medicines to save money. Oliver Evans hears from the leaders who will be expected to drive the savings in the milieu of restructuring and inform GP prescribing behaviour right down the line
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PCTs grapple with grey areas of GP-led commissioning
PBC has the potential to increase the quality and range of services available to patients, but PCTs must exercise caution to avoid conflicts of interest. Alison Moore reports
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Andrew Jones on independence day
'The conundrum is simply how to devolve day-to-day responsibility to an independent board with the benefits of efficient delivery, local decisions and avoidance of political interference'
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Pharmacy regulation plans get go-ahead
Government proposals to give pharmacy a second regulatory body have been endorsed by an independent working party.The party, led by Lord Carter, recommended forming a General Pharmaceutical Council to regulate the profession and a body similar to a royal college to provide leadership.Download the working party's report
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Performance rating appeals upheld
Two requests for performance ratings to be reviewed have been upheld. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire trust has had its score for quality of services changed from good to excellent.Bassetlaw primary care trust had a request for a review of decontamination procedures upheld but this had no effect on its ...
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In pursuit of happiness
The NHS goes to great lengths to implement complex and ever-changing outcome measures, but do they pay enough heed to how well patients feel, asks Mark Gould
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Blair warns against independence
Prime minister Tony Blair has warned against creating an independent NHS. He said it would slow down decision-making and be in danger of becoming distracted by special interest groups.
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Tories and Lib Dems criticise Blair legacy
The three main political parties have come out fighting over what 10 years under a Labour government has meant for the NHS.
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Cash-strapped contraceptive services plead for a target
Contraceptive services are struggling as PCTs direct budgets to the GUM target. Family planning needs a target of its own, reports Helen Mooney
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NHS chief warned over 'damning' contract report
MPs are preparing a scathing indictment of the consultant contract, NHS chief executive David Nicholson was warned this week.
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Diagnostic test waiting times released by DoH
Diagnostics waiting times and activity data for February and the census of all diagnostic tests up to December 31 2006 have been published by the Department of Health.The data shows progress in tackling waiting times for tests such as scans. The monthly data gives the waiting times for 15 key ...
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David Amos on grievances
Groups of professionals find it remarkably difficult to talk about anything other than the day job. A cluster of doctors will swap stories - in confidence of course - about interesting and demanding patients.
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Web system to monitor C Difficile hotspots
The Department of Health has announced it setting up a new web-based system to monitor Clostridium difficile.The new system, similar to the one used to monitor MRSA, will show where cases occur rather than just assigning all cases to the trust reporting the problem.The DoH hopes it will identify C ...
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Trusts face legal action over disability duty
Nineteen NHS trusts are being threatened with court action by the Disability Rights Commission for failing to produce evidence that they do not discriminate against disabled patients or staff.
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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