All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 47
-
NewsPHSO to be investigated after deputy’s role in cover up
PHSO board orders review into actions of the organisation and ombudsman after her deputy’s involvement sexual harassment cover up Dame Julie Mellor was aware of the findings of an employment tribunal last July Deputy ombudsman Mick Martin has taken a leave of absence The board of the Parliamentary ...
-
NewsHunt: Trusts to start publishing avoidable mortality rates this month
Jeremy Hunt tells international summit that avoidable rates for each trusts will be published this month Mr Hunt says push for openness and “no blame” culture part of NHS learning from incidents Experts have previously warned avoidable mortality rates for trusts would be “meaningless” NHS hospitals in England ...
-
NewsCCGs could face tighter scrutiny when tendering big contracts
NHS England probe into UnitingCare collapse likely to recommend “proactive assurance” around large contracts Regional director suggested the £725m deal structure was too complicated NHS England probe will give a “definitive answer” on Strategic Projects Team’s role in the deal Monitor director says regulator wanted more time to sign ...
-
Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Time for a 'safe space'
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.
-
NewsAll deaths in England to be investigated by medical examiner
Medical examiners to reveiw all deaths in England and Wales from April 2018 Jeremy Hunt to implement recommendation of Dame Janet Smith after 7 year delay Medical examiner pilots found one in four hospital death certificates were inaccurate All deaths in England and Wales will be investigated by ...
-
NewsBirmingham trust 'failed to respond to safety concerns over surgery'
Concerns over cardiac surgery raised repeatedly at University Hospitals Birmingham CQC report identifies bullying and blame culture Incidents were not always appropriately graded “Lack of governance processes” also identified in heart surgery unit A leading teaching hospital trust “failed to take effective action” after concerns were repeatedly raised ...
-
NewsDeputy PHSO takes leave of absence after cover-up role exposed
Tribunal found deputy ombudsman Mick Martin was involved in covering up sexual harassment at trust Dame Julie Mellor received a copy of the tribunal judgment from the victim in July PHSO refused to answer questions about Mr Martin’s involvement or Dame Julie’s response The deputy parliamentary and health ...
-
NewsNew patient safety body to carry out 'no blame' investigations
Evidence submitted to Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch could be protected to create a “safe space” for learning Mike Durkin says HSIB will rely on NHS Improvement for “pay and rations” HSIB will develop “exemplar model” of investigations for NHS organisations to follow locally The new body to examine ...
-
NewsCQC investigates Birmingham trust over cardiac surgery deaths
CQC launches investigation into cardiac surgery at UHB Chief inspector of hospitals finds significant concerns over safety, effectiveness and responsiveness The Care Quality Commission has launched an investigation into adult heart surgery at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust after an audit identified the service as a mortality outlier.
-
NewsPHSO knew about deputy’s involvement in cover-up seven months ago
Tribunal found deputy ombudsman Mick Martin was involved in covering up sexual harassment at Derbyshire Healthcare FT Dame Julie Mellor received a copy of the tribunal judgment from the victim in July 2015 PHSO refused to answer questions about Mr Martin’s involvement or Dame Julie’s response The parliamentary ...
-
NewsBerwick: CQC can be 'engine' for spreading best practice
Don Berwick welcomes CQC’s move towards more “risk based inspection” Says NHS Improvement can balance two roles to improve quality and grip finances Warns against regulators “yelling harder” and putting people’s “feet to the fire” Don Berwick has said the Care Quality Commission could become the “engine” for ...
-
CommentLook in the staff survey mirror and ask: am I the bully?
The positivity so evident in the NHS and its staff should be celebrated - and the stain of bullying eradicated, writes Rob Webster
-
NewsTrust's directors face 'fit and proper' test after harassment case
CQC and Monitor take action at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to improve governance Trust ordered to carry out fit and proper person checks on all board directors It failed to carry out checks following employment tribunal ruling in 2015 PHSO deputy ombudsman Mick Martin implicated in sexual harassment case ...
-
HSJ LocalCQC admits it missed things at ‘unacceptable’ maternity unit
Chief inspector of hospitals indicates regulator found things in second inspection of Homerton University Hospital it missed in first inspection Re-inspection triggered by deaths of five mothers over 18 months CQC board member says trusts able to prepare before announced inspections to “show off the hospitals in the best ...
-
NewsExclusive: NHS needs national centre for quality improvement, says report
Report co-authored by Don Berwick calls for national centre of quality improvement expertise Criticises reliance on inspection for improvement as “too costly, too weak and inimical to dynamic change” Chris Ham warns that freedom of NHS organisations is being “reduced” as national bodies tighten “grip” A “national centre ...
-
NewsWomen should control maternity care budgets, review says
National Maternity Review calls for personalised maternity budgets by 2020 Recommendations aim to improve choice and increase community births Review says a significant increase in midwifery workforce is not required Women should be given their own budgets to spend on their maternity care, a national review has said, ...
-
NewsExclusive: Baby death investigation uncovers systemic failings at trust
New investigation exposes how vital documents never existed and policies were out of date Midwives routinely ignored policies and guidelines as part of the “culture” in midwifery led unit Trust to review historical incidents and deaths to ensure no wider problems A midwife who retrospectively altered the clinical ...
-
NewsExclusive: Advisers on Hunt's CCG ratings may seek delay
Experts advising on new CCG ratings may seek a delay Jeremy Hunt has been seeking a new CCG indicator and scorecard system since 2014 Clinical area experts also concerned about using regulator style labels for ratings Experts appointed to oversee new “Ofsted style” ratings for clinical commissioning groups ...
-
NewsMackey: Junior doctors’ contract should be 'consistently' implemented
Jim Mackey says NHS Improvement will “do all we can” to ensure consistent implementation He says Sir David Dalton deserves the full support of trust chief executives and chairs Mr Mackey calls social media attacks on chief executives “unacceptable and unprofessional” The chief executive of NHS Improvement has ...
-
NewsExclusive: Rocketing death rate provokes calls for national investigation
There were 5.4 per cent more deaths in England in Wales in 2015 than in 2014 – the biggest year on year increase in several decades Many of the deaths were during winter in early 2015 Potential causes include public spending cuts and constraint, problems with flu vaccine, and ...