All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 65
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NewsWatchdog chief hits out at DH's ‘slow’ action on funding reform
The head of the body that oversees health and care regulators in the UK has criticised the Department of Health for delaying reforms to its funding arrangements
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HSJ LocalUrgent action taken as Medway A&E remains in 'state of crisis'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is ‘urgently working’ with NHS England and Monitor to make improvements at Medway Maritime Hospital’s accident and emergency department after an unannounced inspection found it ‘remained in a state of crisis with poor clinical leadership’.
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NewsExclusive: CQC flags serious concerns about privately run Hinchingbrooke Hospital
The Care Quality Commission has raised serious concerns about care quality, management and culture at the UK’s only privately run NHS hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeHarmonise culture and leadership: The formula for successful hospital chains
Avoiding the pitfalls of establishing chains, according to a Swiss health chief executive
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegulator rejects private hospital's complaint against CCGs
Monitor has concluded its first and only investigation into an allegation of anticompetitive behaviour by a clinical commissioning group
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NewsDH weighs into baby death probe
The Department of Health has begun brokering talks between NHS England and the Care Quality Commission in a bid to close the “gap” in the care complaints regime revealed by an HSJ investigation.
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HSJ LocalDudley becomes first trust to request CQC rating review
Dudley Group Foundation Trust has become the first trust to be granted a formal review of its Care Quality Commission rating.
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HSJ LocalKing's Lynn to remain in special measures
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust remains in special measures.
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NewsTwitter chat: How is the Foundation Trust sector performing?
Join our Twitter discussion about the current state of the FT sector on 22 September
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NewsBehan warns of 'gap in the system' following baby's death case
The head of the Care Quality Commission has admitted a gap in the regulatory system is preventing the investigation of historic patient complaints, after NHS England pulled out of a proposed joint investigation.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners should join CQC inspections, says CCG leader
A clinical commissioning group leader has called on the Care Quality Commission to allow CCGs to join inspections of their local hospitals.
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NewsLabour insists scrapping NHS competition would not require major upheaval
A legal adviser to the Labour Party has rejected claims it would have to ‘dismantle’ the commissioner-provider split in order to remove the effect of EU procurement rules on the NHS.
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NewsHospitals to put CQC 'scores on doors'
Hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries could be legally required to display their Care Quality Commission ratings to help patients make more informed choices about where they go for care.
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CommentIt's time to stop incentives for perverse waiting list management
It’s time Jeremy Hunt delivers on his promises
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HSJ LocalFirst mental health trust given CQC rating
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands provider has become the first mental health trust to receive a published rating from the Care Quality Commission under its new inspection regime.
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CommentDon't fuel fear, build on existing good practice for open NHS culture
The next Francis report should be required reading
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CommentIt's time we did the right thing by the children of Rotherham
The response has been unbearably slow
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NewsMonitor chair's £1k taxi bill sparks 'urgent' expenses review
Monitor is “urgently reviewing” its expenses policy after its chair unwittingly ran up a bill of nearly £1,000 for short taxi rides in less than three months.