All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 96
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NewsDisagreement over new 'death rate' measure continues
The NHS Information Centre has been forced to amend the new summary hospital mortality indicator following complaints from the members of the steering group set up agree a consensus on measuring mortality rates, HSJ has learned.
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NewsInfections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
A hospital has been closed to new patients following a rise in the number of cases of the C difficile bug.
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NewsSliding admissions contributed to Southern Cross crisis
The collapsed care home operator Southern Cross was experiencing falling admissions on top of its financial troubles just before its decision to close down, figures have shown.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
Despite malnutrition being linked with high costs and poor outcomes, there is a danger that good nutritional care as a priority is getting lost. Mike Stroud looks at how hospitals can do better.
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NewsRoyal Cornwall's appeal in whistleblowing case dismissed by tribunal
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust faces a bill for £1.3m after losing an appeal against its former chief executive John Watkinson.
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CommentA new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
The reforms present an opportunity to do more for patient advocacy, while learning how to handle complaints better, says advocacy agency POhWER chief executive Valerie Harrison.
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NewsIVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
The number of mistakes or near-misses in IVF treatment has more than trebled in three years, figures have revealed.
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NewsTroubled care home provider to close second site
The company at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable patients is to close a second care home, it has been announced.
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NHS Grampian chief steps down amid misconduct claims
NHS Grampian chairman Dr David Cameron has temporarily stepped down after being accused of gross misconduct.
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NewsPatent warning for doctors over genetic tests
Increasing use of diagnostic genetic tests could put NHS doctors and managers in the firing line for infringing patents, it was claimed today.
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NewsNHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
The majority of the NHS organisations are treating duties to reduce inequalities as a “box ticking exercise”, a report by the Equality and Human Right Commission has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeChanging the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
With more complaints than ever before, and most trusts now having dedicated staff to deal with them, Robert Royce asks whether anything more than the frequency of dissatisfaction has changed in the world of complaints management in the last 25 years.
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NewsLetwin says 'discipline and fear' will spur service improvement
The Conservative minister responsible for reforming public services said “discipline” and “fear” were needed to achieve excellence in state sectors.
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LeaderGetting clinicians to speak up is the real key to fighting poor care
To the list of life’s certainties, Benjamin Franklin might have added the change from strong to light-touch public sector regulation and back again.
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CommentCynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
Amid heavy political pressure, the Care Quality Commission is preparing to replace its “light touch” style with annual inspections of every provider. So is its chief executive ready to do battle? Cynthia Bower talks to HSJ’s Charlotte Santry.
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NewsTrust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
The High Court has given a health trust permission to lawfully withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a woman in a permanent vegetative state.
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NewsMinisters call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
A group of MPs has renewed calls for the government and medical regulators to speed up efforts to resolve potential problems posed by doctors and nurses who qualify elsewhere in Europe and earn the right to work in the UK without having their language or medical skills tested.
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NewsStepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
Two more patients have died at the hospital linked to allegations of sabotage, police said today.
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CommentThe NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
Amid the controversy around the government’s NHS reforms, relatively little attention has been given to the role of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy EU competition law is still a central issue in healthcare reform
Since its publication, and despite ongoing revisions, the debate as to whether the Health Bill opens the NHS up to European competition law to a previously unseen level remains a “live” issue. Beachcroft partner Robert McGough and BDO adviser Dr Rupert Dunbar-Rees discuss.