All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 45
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HSJ LocalFormer franchise trust to exit special measures
Hospital run for three years by private company taken out of special measures after it was handed back to full NHS control last year CQC rates Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust good overall Emergency department rated requires improvement PERFORMANCE: The district general hospital run for three years by a ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Which tribe do you belong to?
A thought provoking meet-up this week got me thinking about tribalism in the NHS and how that impacts on day to day culture, staff and patient care. Also this week: can the CQC stay true to its mission? Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts fail to report hundreds of mental health patient deaths to coroners
Discrepancies in official data examined by HSJ suggest more than 700 deaths of patients detained under the Mental Health Act were not reported to coroners between 2011 and 2014 All deaths in state detention should be reported to the CQC and examined by a coroner DH could not rule ...
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NewsCQC failing to record duty of candour breaches
Patient safety charity found CQC only offers improvement recommendations to 41 per cent of trusts criticised under duty of candour Seven per cent of CQC reports made no mention of duty of candour CQC looking to improve oversight of duty of candour concerns The Care Quality Commission has ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: A change in tone on safe staffing?
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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NewsReport behind PHSO resignation held up by 'legal process'
No date set for publication of report by Sir Alex Allen which led to Dame Julie Mellor’s resignation PHSO says it must follow “proper legal process” before it can publish Director of investigations recently resigned but PHSO says this is not linked to the review Legal issues are ...
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NewsCQC admits failings over patient experts contract
CQC says it should have involved incumbent experts in contract procurement from the “outset” Detailed breakdown of costs in bid proposals should have been sought Review found CQC had “no contractual power” to get data from previous suppliers The Care Quality Commission has admitted “earlier engagement” and greater ...
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NewsFourteen trusts and CCGs put in 'financial special measures'
Five trusts and nine CCGs in new “financial special measures” regime Trust regime could involve organisations losing control over spending decisions, leaders being removed and the DH exchanging “surplus assets for cash” CCGs could be disbanded, made to share a joint management team or turned into an accountable care ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Through the looking glass, nothing is what it seems
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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NewsExclusive: CQC says regulation must not be 'barrier' to new care models
David Behan says regulation must not be “an unnecessary barrier to innovation” CQC admits new care models will lead to “periods of risk” Regulator to work in partnership with vanguards and STPs to develop “nimble” regulatory approach The Care Quality Commission has set out plans to ensure regulation ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Turbulent times put squeeze on hard-pressed finance directors
A survey of finance directors reveals achieving sustainability, safety and financial balance as major challenges
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NewsDon't automatically invest to meet CQC or Royal College standards, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said financially stretched trusts should not automatically spend money on new staff or better facilities on the basis of a Care Quality Commission recommendation or in an attempt to meet royal college standards.
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NewsPHSO apologises to former NHS director for cover-up 'mistake'
Dame Julie Mellor writes personal apology to Helen Marks, former HR director at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Ombudsman resigned last week after failing to take action when she was made aware of cover-up by her deputy Mick Martin last year Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman yet to publish findings ...
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CommentWe do have the best ever view of quality: this is what happens next
HSJ asked what the NHS will do with the huge amount of data it has on care quality - here’s the answer
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NewsCQC: 'major concerns' over children in care at injuries units
“Worrying gaps” identified in MIU safeguarding policies by CQC No system in place for staff to flag safety concerns about children in care CQC report also finds that GP involvement in child protection cases is “frequently too basic” Regulators have identified “major concerns” about the treatment ...
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NewsExclusive: CQC warns of 'significant risk' in newborn care
CQC investigation reveals inconsistent practice and lack of guidance across NHS in caring for high risk babies Review was prompted by case of baby Elizabeth Dixon who died in 2001 NICE will produce new guidelines aimed at improving care which CQC believes will save lives There is a ...
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NewsWachter: Cut CEOs some slack when trusts go digital
Top digital advisor says there must be “some slack cut” for chief executives implementing electronic patient record systems Robert Wachter highlights example of Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust ’Failing to digitise needs to become a bad thing for a chief executive’. A senior government technology advisor has said regulators must ...
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NewsExclusive: Brexit may hit NHS's nurse 'pipeline', says regulator chief
Nursing regulator says Brexit likely to impact “pipeline” of nurses to NHS EU nurses likely to face stricter tests to work Would increase NMC costs The “pipeline” of nurses coming to the NHS may be constrained because of likely changes to the approval process for those coming from ...
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog resigns over deputy’s sexual harassment cover-up
Dame Julie Mellor resigns after accepting she made mistakes in handling of correspondence over deputy Resignation follows the revealtion that she was made aware of a sexual harassment cover-up by Mick Martin in July last year Dame Julie resigned today after investigation into her conduct by Sir Alex Allan. ...
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CommentWe must uphold the positive impacts of EU membership
Important to maintain the positive impacts of EU membership