All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 81
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HSJ Local
James Paget removed from significant breach
PERFORMANCE: Foundation trust regulator Monitor today announced that James Paget University Hospitals Foundation trust had been removed from significant breach of its terms of authorisation, having made “substantial improvements to the way it deals with risks to patients”.
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NewsCare home checks continue over Christmas
On-the-spot inspections of care homes and NHS services will continue throughout the holidays, it has been announced.
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NewsBring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
The NHS could “emulate” the superhead model used to turn around failing schools to tackle poor performance in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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NewsBennett moots PFI buyout for Peterborough
The chief executive of health sector regulator Monitor has said he wants to examine the possibility of a public sector buyout of the huge private finance initiative contract encumbering Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsRegulator's hit squad brands Mid Staffs 'unviable' in current form
The hit squad sent into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by regulator Monitor has concluded the troubled trust is unable to achieve long-term financial or clinical sustainability “in its current form”.
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CommentWhy the friends and family test won't work
The test will overload NHS leaders with more meaningless data
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
The government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission will be “hands-on” and “visible” in the role, he has told MPs.
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NewsInvestigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman
The Care Quality Commission is investigating a claim its former chief executive Cynthia Bower tried to discourage the health service ombudsman from investigating concerns about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.
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NewsProviders to be forced to own up to mistakes
NHS organisations will be required to tell patients when mistakes have been made and their safety compromised under a contractual duty of candour announced today.
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NewsX-ray machine warning for dentists
Dentists have been warned not to buy a hand held x-ray machine which exposes patients to 10 times the recommended dose of radiation.
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News‘Urgent action’ needed in Peterborough, says NAO
Urgent action must be taken by regulators, ministers and local managers if Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust is to avoid going bust, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
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LeaderOfsted’s education in crisis management
Is Jeremy Hunt envious of education secretary Michael Gove?
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NewsHunt to announce plans for Ofsted-style hospital ratings
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is backing the introduction of an Ofsted-style rating system for hospitals and care homes in an attempt to end a “crisis of care” in parts of the system.
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CommentLocal action can resolve concerns over doctors' behaviour
“Light touch” intervention can help manage concerns
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HSJ Local
Maternity inspection at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors have identified Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust to be in breach of essential standards relating to ratios of midwives to mothers.
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NewsCQC may fail to meet annual inspections targets
The Care Quality Commission has just over four months to complete more than half of its annual inspections and is considering informing the Department of Health it will not meet the target.
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NewsWinterbourne whistleblower given job by CQC
The whistleblowing nurse who exposed poor care at the Winterbourne View Hospital has been given a job by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentCroydon's finance crisis is not incredible
The £22m black hole is less mysterious given prevailing cultures
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CommentDoctors' discipline needs an overhaul
Maintaining High Professional Standards is failing patients, doctors and employers