All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 93
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NewsPatient data breaches occur 'five times a week'
NHS employees breached data protection policies at least 806 times in the past three years, a report has revealed.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry hears calls for regulation of managers
The code of conduct for NHS managers does not feel “real” and should be replaced with a stronger system of regulation, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry has heard.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: new faces for financial frugality
There are essentially three approaches to the branch of corporate governance that is concerned with ensuring compliance.
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CommentNo respite for East Midlands trusts despite CQC shortage
The Care Quality Commission has made no secret of its shortage of inspectors and funds. NHS leaders facing equally pressing financial concerns may see a respite from the regulator’s prying eyes as a blessing, but those in the East Midlands have had little chance to rejoice.
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NewsLansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
Plans to “root out” problems in the care of older people will see hundreds of hospitals and care homes subject to higher numbers of unannounced checks.
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NewsRevalidation push lacking sufficient resources
A third of organisations say they have insufficient resources to properly check doctors’ fitness to practise through the revalidation system.
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NewsNHS whistleblowers to get better protection
Greater protection for whistleblowers in the health service will be a kep part of a changed NHS Constitution, according to UK health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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East Sussex Hospitals waits on CQC progress report
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Hospitals says it expects the Care Quality Commission to report soon that it has made “substantial progress” against a number of concerns raised by the regulator.
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NewsNHS missing an 'opportunity' over complaints
Poor communication leads to thousands of complaints being referred to the health service ombudsman unnecessarily, a review of complaints handling in the NHS has concluded.
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Delay to plans for integrated sexual health service
PERFORMANCE: All but one of the services provided by new social enterprise Sirona Care & Health has been registered by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsStepping Hill poisoning cases hit seventeen
Seventeen patients at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport were affected by saline poisoning, police have revealed.
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NewsInformation commissioner calls for greater powers to audit NHS
The information watchdog has demanded greater powers to audit NHS organisations, which account for more than four in 10 serious data breaches.
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NewsHospitals failing elderly on care quality
A fifth of NHS hospitals are breaking the law on care of the elderly, according to a new report, with two trusts given prior warnings still leaving patients without intravenous fluids and one incontinent patient left unwashed despite asking for help.
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NewsGovernment 'duty of candour' plans criticised
Government proposals to contractually oblige organisations providing NHS services to inform patients of mistakes in their care have been criticised as inadequate.
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HSJ KnowledgeManaging medicines: avoiding ethical and legal difficulties
Substituting expensive medicines for less costly alternatives might be a measure earmarked for cutting costs, but financial and legal issues surround this approach and need careful adherence, warns Peter Feldschreiber.
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Peterborough and Stamford breaches FT authorisation terms
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has found that Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in significant breach of the terms of its authorisation.
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NewsTwo more foundation trusts found in significant breach
Monitor has found two more acute trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to avoid legal pitfalls when procuring goods and services
Goods and services must be procured by the book if healthcare organisations are to avoid costly challenges. Hill Dickinson LLP partner Mark Fitzgibbon explains.
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Birmingham health worker charged with fraud
WORKFORCE: A Birmingham-based health worker has been granted conditional bail after appearing in court charged with four counts of fraud by false representation.
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Surrey trust loses confidential patient records
PERFORMANCE: The security of hundreds of patients’ confidential details was compromised when a memory stick containing the data went missing, a healthcare trust has admitted.