All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 68
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HSJ PartnersThe new CQC armoury is falling into place
The regulations for providers to watch out for
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NewsKeogh trusts have progressed one year on, says Richards
Strong leadership and good clinical engagement are the essential qualities for turning around failing trusts, chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards has told HSJ.
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NewsInspection notice periods could treble
Hospitals, GP practices and care homes could see pre-inspection notice periods trebled under a new Care Quality Commission approach.
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NewsCQC to slow inspections amid staff pressures
The Care Quality Commission has scaled back its inspection ambitions for the rest of 2014-15 as it seeks to ease pressure on its hard pressed workforce and struggles to recruit enough high calibre staff.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the CQC’s new hospital inspections measure up
What’s changed, what works and what doesn’t
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NewsCQC drags Grant Thornton into libel court case
The regulator has lodged a High Court claim against Grant Thornton in a bid to curb potential losses from its imminent legal clash with its former deputy chief executive
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NewsDepartment of Health to establish an anti-fraud unit
The Department of Health plans to establish its own fraud investigation function by poaching senior officers from NHS Protect, shrinking the national body’s size significantly as a result.
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Comment
Transform district nursing to stop it facing extinction
The RCN says we might see its demise within 10 years
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NewsDuty of candour extended to cover wider set of incidents
A statutory duty of candour in the NHS will cover a wider set of incidents than previously expected, and will force NHS trusts to apologise to affected patients, it has emerged.
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NewsCQC working on special measures regime for GPs
The Care Quality Commission is working on a “special measures” regime for GP practices, the body has confirmed.
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NewsTrusts to be inspected against new end of life care priorities
Trusts will be inspected against new national priorities for end of life care, they have been warned
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NewsExclusive: CQC hired inspectors who failed recruitment criteria in 'flawed' process
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that scores of its inspectors were appointed despite falling short of its own recruitment standards, creating the risk that its regulatory judgments could be “impaired”.
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CommentCore NHS principles got Basildon out of special measures
Trust has a new sense of purpose and pride
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NewsMonitor 'must get better', says Hodge
The regulator’s effectiveness has been brought into question by the public accounts committee
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NewsRevealed: the trusts set to be highlighted for reporting concerns
Six trusts that have been in special measures over the past year are among those set to be named as having a poor culture of reporting patient safety incidents
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NewsCQC chief pledges action on inspection workloads
CQC chief executive David Behan has acknowledged that the heavy workloads of the new inspection regime have had a “negative impact” on staff morale
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NewsNHS restructure was a 'step backwards' for IVF services, watchdog says
The coalition’s radical reshaping of the health service has been a “step backwards” for the commissioning of fertility services in the NHS, the chair of the national fertility watchdog has said.
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NewsCCGs respond poorly to CQC pre-inspection requests
The majority of clinical commissioning groups are failing to relay concerns about their providers to the Care Quality Commission before inspections are carried out, denying the watchdog intelligence about the quality of hospital services.
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BlogsOne-word inspection judgments don't help anyone
In-depth visits and constructive criticism would be more beneficial to service users and organisations
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News'Single tribunal' could judge all health profession cases
A single statutory panel could be established to judge fitness to practice cases for all health professionals, the chair of the General Dental Council has suggested.