All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 18
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CommentNHS regulation: A shifting focus
With national policy centred on developing system working, the focus is shifting from oversight of individual organisations towards oversight of system performance, notes Ella Jackson
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NewsCQC threatens enforcement action for ‘inadequate’ hospital
A private hospital for learning disability patients has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures, with the Care Quality Commission finding nine in 10 staff were “unqualified”.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust no longer ‘inadequate’
England’s only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance trust will remain in special measures despite the Care Quality Commission noting improvements.
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News‘Inadequate’ mental health hospital placed into special measures
A mental health hospital has been placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found more than 500 instances of restraint and dozens of unexplained serious incidents.
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NewsRegulator announces interim CEO
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has appointed an interim chief executive.
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News‘Smart’ pump overdoses spark national safety probe
A national safety investigation has been launched into the NHS’ use of so-called ‘smart pumps’ after three patients received an overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts which successfully challenged their CQC ratings
Three NHS providers successfully challenged the Care Quality Commission to improve their draft inspection rating last year.
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NewsNew CQC lead named
The Care Quality Commission has appointed a quality and safety leader from New Zealand to head up its inspection of mental health services.
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NewsCQC criminal prosecutions jump by a third
The Care Quality Commission has increased the number of criminal prosecutions of health and social care providers by more than 32 per cent in a year.
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NewsCQC forecasts year-end deficit
The Care Quality Commission is forecasting to end the current financial year with a deficit of £1.7m.
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News'Considerable risk’ over trust’s future warns NHSI
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has agreed a revamped recovery plan with NHS Improvement amid concerns over its financial and waiting time performance.
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NewsCQC triumphs in tribunal battle with private provider
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission for a second time over its refusal to register a new “campus style” learning disability care home.
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NewsNHS England launches independent review of teen death cover-up
An independent review is to be held into the death of a teenager after a clinical commissioning group interfered in an earlier investigation.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust’s BME staff feel ‘ignored and disenfranchised’
Black and minority ethnic staff at Blackpool hospitals trust feel “ignored and disenfranchised”, saying management has failed to deal with concerns about racist language.
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NewsGoogle AI lead: Machine learning 18 months away from NHS hospitals
Artificial intelligence will be used to foresee and prevent the onset of life-threatening conditions in NHS hospitals in “substantial pilots” in about 18 months, Google DeepMind’s clinical lead has predicted.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive ‘absolutely delighted’ as trust rated outstanding
Reverse mentoring and a “retreat” for self-referring patients who feel in crisis are just two of the factors which earned a mental health and community trust an “outstanding” rating.
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NewsTwo private hospitals placed in special measures
Two Priory Group hospitals have been put in special measures after inspectors raised serious concerns about how staff treated patients.
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NewsChair orders review of whistleblowing concerns
The chair of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has commissioned an independent review, following allegations the trust failed to properly investigate concerns around asbestos exposure.
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NewsCQC guilty of maladministration in £200k fit and proper person case
The Care Quality Commission has been found guilty of maladministration over its handling of a fit and proper person test complaint which led to a £200,000 investigation by an NHS trust.
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NewsCommunity trust upgraded to ‘outstanding’
A community trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.