All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 39
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NewsRegulator to be investigated over handling of care scandal
Jeremy Hunt has today ordered an investigation into the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s handling of the Morecambe Bay care scandal.
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Raft of new trusts face 'special measures'
Regulators are due to place another raft of NHS trusts into special measures as a result of their worsening financial position, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'may overlook safety' under revised regulation regime
Patient groups have warned that providers would be “at risk of overlooking quality and safety” under proposed changes to the Care Quality Commission’s rating regime.
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NewsRevealed: The NHS’s top trust chief executives in 2017
Standout trends in this year’s rankings include the prevalence of the multi-trust leader, the influence of outstanding CQC ratings and the rise of women chief executives
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CommentEstablish the principles of a just culture for staff
A just culture is compassionate and does not blame staff to ensure that they learn when things go wrong
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NewsFrancis: Top-down pressure on NHS chiefs 'depressingly familiar'
Mid Staffordshire inquiry chair warns of “increasing disconnect between staff and leaders” Sir Robert Francis describes “depressingly familiar” pressure on NHS chief executives Service “manifestly failing” to keep up with demand, he says Sir Robert warns of “existential crisis” facing the NHS amid financial challenges Sir Robert Francis ...
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NewsFrancis outlines unfinished business four years after inquiry
More still needs to be done to identify systemic causes of poor care and move away from blaming individual NHS leaders, Sir Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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NewsTeaching trusts placed on watchlist over bullying and leadership concerns
Two trusts under GMC “enhanced monitoring” over concerns from trainees about their paediatrics departments Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust had serious concerns raised by trainees Two teaching hospital trusts have been placed on a General Medical Council watchlist after investigations ...
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CommentNext phase of inspections: a turn in the right direction?
Amina Uddin takes a look at the Care Quality Commission’s proposed new phase of regulation, which closes to consultation on 14 February
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HSJ LocalCQC praises leadership at 'outstanding' trust
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNew taskforce to 'challenge' weak STP proposals
Joint NHS taskforce set up to challenge weak STP workforce plans NHS Improvement nursing director says staffing is the “weakest” element of the STPs Ruth May warns of divergence between operational plans and STP forecasts A new taskforce will challenge weak workforce proposals in sustainability and transformation plans, ...
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NewsChief nurse says she will 'step up efforts' to increase staffing
NHS Improvement identified a similar decline in nurse staffing found by HSJ investigation Ruth May says more needs to be done to increase nurse numbers Practice of one upping “poses a significant risk” to patients, she says NHS Improvement was aware of a significant decline in nurse staffing ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: The signal and the noise
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsSir Mike Richards announces retirement
The chief inspector for hospitals Professor Sir Mike Richards has announced his intention to retire this year.
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HSJ LocalFirst ambulance trust rated outstanding
West Midlands Ambulance Service has become the first ambulance trust in the country to be rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalHospital under 'enhanced monitoring' over safety concerns
The obstetrics and gynaecology department of a major London hospital has been placed on “enhanced monitoring” status by the General Medical Council and Health Education England after concerns about safety.
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NewsNurses reveal strain of working on understaffed wards
Patients have been left waiting for medications, unwashed or had vital observations delayed because hospital wards do not have enough nurses, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Doctors' views used to expose failing services
NHS Improvement looking at trusts in lowest quintile of GMC’s doctors in training survey Regulator also believes concerns expressed by HEE can identify “trusts teetering on the brink of lasting A&E performance failure” See the most recent survey results NHS Improvement will use the satisfaction rates of junior ...
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Prestigious teaching trust exits special measures
CQC recommends Cambridge University Hospitals exits special measures after being rated good in latest inspection CQC praises the trust for improving staffing levels and governance Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has left special measures after it was rated good in its last inspection.
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CommentRevalidation for doctors must not become a box-ticking exercise
Sir Keith Pearson says the revalidation process is changing things for the better, but that much work remains to be done