All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 88
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HSJ KnowledgeQ&A: Monitor outline details on changing failure regime
From next year, foundation trusts will face an unforgiving regime which introduces transparency to their funding - and could lead to them being dissolved and their services distributed to other providers.
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Comment
Readers' Letters - 29 March 2012
Why Harry Cayton is wrong on minimum staffing levels, and hardwiring the patient voice into the system
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NewsRegulator's dual role still unclear
Monitor is still unclear about how it can justify its additional powers over foundation trusts once it becomes healthcare sectorregulator, its executive chair has told HSJ.
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NewsMonitor should toughen assessments following scandal - Bennett
Monitor’s executive chair has admitted it is “very likely” University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay had “deep-seated problems” at the time his organisation granted the trust foundation status.
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NewsCharity challenges CQC over critical report
A charity has challenged the findings of a critical Care Quality Commission report on one of its homes for young people with learning disabilities.
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NewsDoctors acting illegally over abortion consent, inspection shows
Doctors are breaking the law if they “pre-sign” abortion consent forms, the government has said.
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NewsCQC criticises service delays for disabled
Disabled children and their families sometimes wait for up to a year for aids such as wheelchairs, according to the health regulator.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe legal implications of EU procurement law for the NHS
David Lock QC looks at the legal lessons for NHS commissioners procuring services.
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NewsMonitor: governors should step in earlier to address problems
Monitor’s chief operating officer has told foundation trust governors they should step in earlier if there are quality problems at their trust.
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NewsExclusive: regulator mulls new squad of fixers for most-troubled trusts
Struggling foundation trusts may be forced to take on new Monitor troubleshooters who will advise trust boards and inform the regulator about weak board members, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe new reality for whistleblowing over poor quality care
The GMC’s new guidance documents give clarification on a doctor’s duties and address concerns over acting on issues of patient safety. Lisa Jones explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow will CCGs assure the quality of care they commission?
Clinical commissioning groups have an opportunity to reverse a declining trend, and take responsibility for the improvement of care quality, says Paul Zollinger-Read.
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Comment'Mandating staffing levels is not the answer to reducing poor care'
Does fewer staff equate to less quality?
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CommentReaders' Letters - 15 March 2012
Taking responsibility, translation costs and correct toilet behaviour.
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NewsMonitor reports sharp deterioration in foundations' A&E performance
Monitor has reported sharp increases in the numbers of foundation trusts breaching accident and emergency targets or attracting the worst risk ratings for governance.
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NewsCare homes struggling for access to health services
More than half of primary care trusts do not offer access to the full range of health services care home residents may need, according to analysis of data collected by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Positive views on maternity services at East Sussex Hospitals
WORKFORCE: East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s midwives have been praised.
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HSJ Local
Morecambe Bay incident ‘gold command’ may stand down
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England will consider “in the immediate future” whether to stand down the strategic coordinating team that mobilised in response to patient safety issues at the Morecambe Bay trust, board papers state.
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NewsHealth Bill: government limits FTs and private income
The government has said it will change the Health Bill to clarify and extend Monitor’s compliance powers over foundation trusts, and require governors to approve private patient income.