Health Service Journal
Regulation/inspection
Stories with this category.
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Size vs quality? Examining hospital mergers
17-Jan-2013
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Nazi salute nurse struck off
17-Jan-2013
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Ombudsman to investigate more care failures
17-Jan-2013
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Boards do not need to wait for Francis
17 January 2013
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CQC highly rates prison services in Lewes
16-Jan-2013
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Ofsted rating approach 'too simple' for the NHS
15-Jan-2013
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Monitor unveils shake-up of financial risk ratings
14-Jan-2013
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Regulating managers is the wrong response to Mid Staffs
14-Jan-2013
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To authorisation and beyond
14-Jan-2013
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MPs call for urgent 'overhaul' of CQC governance
9-Jan-2013
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CQC criticises County Durham dental surgeries
7-Jan-2013
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James Paget removed from significant breach
21-Dec-2012
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Care home checks continue over Christmas
21-Dec-2012
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Bring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
12-Dec-2012
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Bennett moots PFI buyout for Peterborough
11-Dec-2012
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Regulator's hit squad brands Mid Staffs 'unviable' in current form
10-Dec-2012
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Why the friends and family test won't work
7-Dec-2012
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
5-Dec-2012
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Investigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman
5-Dec-2012
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Providers to be forced to own up to mistakes
4-Dec-2012
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X-ray machine warning for dentists
4-Dec-2012
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‘Urgent action’ needed in Peterborough, says NAO
29-Nov-2012
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Ofsted’s education in crisis management
28-Nov-2012
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Hunt to announce plans for Ofsted-style hospital ratings
27-Nov-2012
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Local action can resolve concerns over doctors' behaviour
23-Nov-2012
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Maternity inspection at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
21-Nov-2012
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CQC may fail to meet annual inspections targets
20-Nov-2012
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Winterbourne whistleblower given job by CQC
15-Nov-2012
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Licence to heal
15 November 2012
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Croydon's finance crisis is not incredible
8 November 2012
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Doctors' discipline needs an overhaul
7-Nov-2012
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Why the Christie recommends European accreditation
7-Nov-2012
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Aspirant FT says it has improved following CQC visit
5-Nov-2012
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RCN's commission backs audits of culture of NHS bodies
5-Nov-2012
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Readers' letters - 1 November
2-Nov-2012
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CQC staff survey shows morale still low
2-Nov-2012
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Monitor finds East Midlands FT in significant breach
26-Oct-2012
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Sherwood Forest board members step down
22-Oct-2012
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Opening up to close scrutiny
18 October 2012
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CQC seeks new recruits to hit inspection targets
15-Oct-2012
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Accountability probe could lead to regulation for managers
9-Oct-2012
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Monitor and CQC take joint action at Sherwood Forest
8-Oct-2012
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Wolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
2-Oct-2012
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Doctor revalidation set to begin by December
27-Sep-2012
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CQC warns of independent sector failings
26-Sep-2012
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CQC's 'hands are tied' on enforcement action
24-Sep-2012
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NHS North West faces fresh probe over Morecambe Bay scandal
21-Sep-2012
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Too many 'risk pools' could force organisations into failure, Nicholson warns
18-Sep-2012
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Doctors working at smaller trusts attract more complaints
18-Sep-2012
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New health ministers' portfolios unveiled
17-Sep-2012
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Cambridge University Hospitals called into regulator's office
14-Sep-2012
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New duties - are you ready?
13 September 2012
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The power behind the chairs
13 September 2012
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Independent review to look at CQC handling of Morecambe Bay
12-Sep-2012
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Chair says she didn’t resign over Sheldon
12-Sep-2012
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Robert Francis should be the next CQC chair
11-Sep-2012
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Behan: all managers should spend time at CQC
10-Sep-2012
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Struggling FTs may face insolvency regime in 2013-14 - Hay
7-Sep-2012
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EXCLUSIVE: Behan says CQC will 'comment on quality' as cuts bite
7-Sep-2012
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CQC could ditch annual inspections following U-turn
6-Sep-2012
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Kidney donations site to launch
31-Aug-2012
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The Great UDI care race
30 August 2012
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The long term care conundrum
23 August 2012
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The new breed must listen to survive
23 August 2012
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OFT investigates NHS hospitals sharing price data
16-Aug-2012
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NHS organisations ready for revalidation
16-Aug-2012
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Sally Gainsbury: designated fallout
8-Aug-2012
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Winterbourne case 'a watershed moment'
8-Aug-2012
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FTs with heavy PFI burdens could face ratings downgrade
7-Aug-2012
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Record keeping concerns remain at Ashford and St Peter’s
6-Aug-2012
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Monitor installs new chairman at Bolton as major failings uncovered
2-Aug-2012
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Questions over Monitor’s role will be raised
1-Aug-2012
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NHS regulator drops 'Chinese walls' plan
31-Jul-2012
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Commissioners could be incentivised not to give services additional protection
31-Jul-2012
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Monitor drops controversial credit rating plan
31-Jul-2012
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Bolton FT facing 'serious challenges' to financial viability - Monitor
27-Jul-2012
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New HealthWatch England chair announced
26-Jul-2012
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An under-the-lens examination
26 July 2012
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Beyond inspections
26-Jul-2012
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Doctors to have annual skills assessment
20-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
19-Jul-2012
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How to ensure quality is kept in place
19 July 2012
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Noel Plumridge: when risk assessment goes awry
19-Jul-2012
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Serco out-of-hours service failing four CQC standards
18-Jul-2012
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CQC reveals abortion law breaches
13-Jul-2012
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Ombudsman seeks wider powers to tackle failure
12-Jul-2012
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Commissioning support market faces heavy regulation
11-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay withheld damning report from regulators, probe finds
10-Jul-2012
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Bradford Hospitals retains amber-red governance rating
6-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs Inquiry criticism letters delayed
5-Jul-2012
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Quarter of CQC inspections reveal essential standards not met
28-Jun-2012
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How CCGs can tackle the ever-shifting procurement regime
28 June 2012
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Surrey and Borders compliant with CQC standards
27-Jun-2012
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A death in a hostel
25-Jun-2012
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'The secrecy of information in the NHS is absurd'
21-Jun-2012
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CQC eyes record keeping at Mid Essex
20-Jun-2012
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FTs warn of 'regulatory driven failure' under NHS reforms
19-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs recommendations unlikely to clash with policy
14-Jun-2012
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Exclusive: Monitor to launch major review of barriers to NHS competition
13-Jun-2012
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Conflict of interest concerns in new Monitor role - report
13-Jun-2012
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'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
13-Jun-2012
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Leicester gets all-clear from CQC
6-Jun-2012
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Coventry and Warwickshire gets FT support from SHA
1-Jun-2012
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Watchdog claims doctors are failing cardiac arrest patients
1-Jun-2012
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Reconfiguration high on Monitor's agenda after FT breach
31-May-2012
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Readers' letters – 31 May 2012
31-May-2012
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CQC criticises poor discharges at Lincoln
30-May-2012
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Nicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
29-May-2012
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Public pressure led to PCT inspection, MP claims
28-May-2012
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals removed from significant breach
25-May-2012
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How patient perspectives can help improve service design
24-May-2012
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
24-May-2012
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CQC whistleblower faces sack
23-May-2012
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MPs criticise delays in education and training reform
23-May-2012
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Shropshire Healthwatch consultation
22-May-2012
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CQC finds minor concern at Littlebrook Hospital
21-May-2012
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Stephen Eames: is it time you turned around?
17-May-2012
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Nurses and midwives face 60pc hike in registration fee
17-May-2012
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Senior NHS figures shun 'poisoned chalice' CQC job
17-May-2012
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Readers' letters - 17 May 2012
17 May 2012
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PiP scandal: Lessons must be learned says Lord Howe
15-May-2012
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'Clinical engagement cannot be considered too expensive now'
10-May-2012
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How NHS employers can successfully resolve workplace conflicts
10 May 2012
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Why CCGs should prepare for managing financial risk
10 May 2012
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Monitor directs foundation trust to tackle A&E performance
9-May-2012
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Monitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
9-May-2012
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Don't be daunted by the duty of candour
3-May-2012
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Sue Slipman: there must be a line between management and regulation
3-May-2012
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Inspections can only hope to inspire managers into stopping abuse
27-Apr-2012
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CQC criticises Kent and Medway assessment service
26-Apr-2012
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Nigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
26-Apr-2012
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The duty of communicating information to patients
26-Apr-2012
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Trust put finances ahead of waiting lists, Monitor suggests
24-Apr-2012
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CQC finds Surrey and Borders compliant following 'mouse' incident
23-Apr-2012
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Investigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
20-Apr-2012
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How boards can better prepare for governance challenges
19 April 2012
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Regulator puts Bolton FT in 'significant breach' over waiting times
17-Apr-2012
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Police investigate health board over serious incidents
17-Apr-2012
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Get to grips with qualification change
12 April 2012
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Are we expecting too much of the CQC?
11-Apr-2012
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All-foundation trust NHS plans are 'at significant risk'
5-Apr-2012
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Foundation trusts cannot use bailouts to hide financial failings, regulator warns
5-Apr-2012
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Health board management to be scrutinised over waiting times
4-Apr-2012
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Exclusive: mental health FT is first to quit clinical negligence scheme
2-Apr-2012
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MP calls for probe into regulator following Morecambe Bay scandal
30-Mar-2012
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Caseload fear emerges in 'inspection' of CQC
30-Mar-2012
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MPs find CQC is 'not up to the job'
30-Mar-2012
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Doctor employed by trusts despite 'mercy killing' conviction
29-Mar-2012
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Keeping afloat: how trusts can survive under the new NHS failure regime
29-Mar-2012
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Quarter of trusts consider negligence scheme exit
29-Mar-2012
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How to keep on top of your organisation's information
29 March 2012
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Q&A: Monitor outline details on changing failure regime
29 March 2012
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Readers' Letters - 29 March 2012
29 March 2012
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Regulator's dual role still unclear
28-Mar-2012
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Monitor should toughen assessments following scandal - Bennett
28-Mar-2012
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Charity challenges CQC over critical report
26-Mar-2012
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Doctors acting illegally over abortion consent, inspection shows
23-Mar-2012
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CQC criticises service delays for disabled
22-Mar-2012
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The legal implications of EU procurement law for the NHS
22-Mar-2012
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Monitor: governors should step in earlier to address problems
20-Mar-2012
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Exclusive: regulator mulls new squad of fixers for most-troubled trusts
20-Mar-2012
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How will CCGs assure the quality of care they commission?
15 March 2012
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'Mandating staffing levels is not the answer to reducing poor care'
15-Mar-2012
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The new reality for whistleblowing over poor quality care
15 March 2012
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Readers' Letters - 15 March 2012
14-Mar-2012
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Monitor reports sharp deterioration in foundations' A&E performance
13-Mar-2012
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Your Humble Servant: the silence of the slaughtered lamb
8-Mar-2012
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Care homes struggling for access to health services
7-Mar-2012
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Positive views on maternity services at East Sussex Hospitals
5-Mar-2012
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Morecambe Bay incident ‘gold command’ may stand down
5-Mar-2012
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Health Bill: government limits FTs and private income
5-Mar-2012
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'Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition'
1-Mar-2012
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Health regulators face legal overhaul
1-Mar-2012
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Patients restrained at hospital - CQC
1-Mar-2012
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Failure to limit expectations is blighting NHS regulation
1-Mar-2012
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Conflicts of interest Health Bill amendments agreed
28-Feb-2012
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CQC finds moderate concerns Notts mental health trust
27-Feb-2012
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'Failure is necessary to breed success'
23-Feb-2012
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CQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
23-Feb-2012
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Trusts refusing to release doctors for leadership work
23 February 2012
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CQC board flags concerns over 'vindictive' inspection regime
21-Feb-2012
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Litigation authority reform could lower trust costs
16 February 2012
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Somerset Partnership has addressed CQC concerns
15-Feb-2012
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Monitor intervenes to replace chair at underperforming trust
15-Feb-2012
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Treatment information for outpatients must improve, trusts warned
14-Feb-2012
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New consultation on pharmacy regulation proposed
9-Feb-2012
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Debt cap proposed for private providers to NHS
9-Feb-2012
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
7-Feb-2012
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Exclusive: Care Quality Commission to get external assessor
7-Feb-2012
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Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
6-Feb-2012
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
2-Feb-2012
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'Hinchingbrooke model' still an option for struggling trust
2-Feb-2012
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Private providers attack Monitor failure regime
1-Feb-2012
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More private clinics to treat implant patients for free
27-Jan-2012
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Poole FT no longer in breach
26-Jan-2012
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CQC is 'fit for job', says permanent secretary
26-Jan-2012
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Government orders nursing regulator review
26-Jan-2012
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'Don't rush through regulation at the expense of innovation'
26 January 2012
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Monitor licensing could stifle innovation - FTN
25-Jan-2012
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More CQC inspections risk 'diverting' funds from patient care, MPs to be warned
25-Jan-2012
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Manager kept £150k of health funds in personal bank account
24-Jan-2012
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Managers encouraged to blow whistle on colleagues in draft plans to regulate NHS leaders
20-Jan-2012
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Inconsistent CQC inspections leave trusts facing action on 'minor issues'
19 January 2012
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The three key principles behind clinical decisions on resuscitation
19 January 2012
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Revealed: Bennett's plan to split Monitor board
13-Jan-2012
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EU laws 'putting patients at risk'
13-Jan-2012
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Nursing regulator chief executive resigns
12-Jan-2012
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Sally Gainsbury: private sector sweats on essential sensibility
12-Jan-2012
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Amber/red rating for governance at Dudley
11-Jan-2012
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Criticism as under pressure CQC reveals 14 per cent underspend
11-Jan-2012
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Lansley vows to enforce drugs access rules
11-Jan-2012
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Legal aid cuts threaten added cost to NHS
10-Jan-2012
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Murder suspect nurse released on bail
9-Jan-2012
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Understanding non-compliance to improve patient behaviours
6-Jan-2012
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Legal lessons: securing judicial review of service reconfiguration
6-Jan-2012
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Give doctors stronger assisted dying powers, report says
5-Jan-2012
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Clinical data regulation not robust, say experts
4-Jan-2012
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Mid Staffs lawyers make recommendations for future of the CQC
29-Dec-2011
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'Warning system' proposed for overseas doctors and nurses
20-Dec-2011
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GMC to provide assisted suicide guidance
16-Dec-2011
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Monitor's chief economist leaving for Ofwat
15-Dec-2011
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Clinical commissioning group boards should have tenure and size limits
15-Dec-2011
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Southend FT found in 'significant breach' by Monitor
13-Dec-2011
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Lansley orders Care Quality Commission investigation
12-Dec-2011
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'Specialised commissioning gives the NHS Commissioning Board a chance to deliver'
8 December 2011
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Why it is vital trusts learn lessons from coroners' reports
8 December 2011
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How speaking up improves safety and saves lives in the health service
7-Dec-2011
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Whistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
5-Dec-2011
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DH banned CQC from recruiting inspectors
1-Dec-2011
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Data protection charge for man who contacted patient on Facebook
1-Dec-2011
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'The Francis report will be the most important NHS event in 2012'
1 December 2011
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CQC's strategy is reactive, board member tells inquiry
28-Nov-2011
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Police charge 10 in Winterbourne case
28-Nov-2011
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CQC non-exec to blow the whistle at Mid Staffs inquiry
25-Nov-2011
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Michael White: ministers' fears of a CQC tick box regime
24-Nov-2011
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Uniting HealthWatch with CQC a 'mistake', says advisory group
24-Nov-2011
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Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
23-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: DH and Monitor in 'power battle' over running of regulator
23-Nov-2011
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Improvements claim at Morecambe maternity unit
22-Nov-2011
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NHS sees first CO2 reductions from buildings
22-Nov-2011
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Home care services to have CQC inspections
22-Nov-2011
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CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower: I'm not self-serving
18-Nov-2011
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Troubled foundation failed 'basic management' as debts grew
17-Nov-2011
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Protecting the public from public health professionals
17-Nov-2011
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Medical revalidation - an HSJ special supplement
17 November 2011
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Exclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration, the reform risk register and commissioning
16-Nov-2011
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DH Care Quality Commission review begins
15-Nov-2011
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Fraud costing NHS '£3bn a year'
14-Nov-2011
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Two in five adult abuse cases 'at home'
4-Nov-2011
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King's Fund warns Monitor is at risk of 'political interference'
3-Nov-2011
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Whistleblowers challenge government over protection
2-Nov-2011
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Patient data breaches occur 'five times a week'
28-Oct-2011
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Mid Staffs inquiry hears calls for regulation of managers
27-Oct-2011
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No respite for East Midlands trusts despite CQC shortage
27 October 2011
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Noel Plumridge: new faces for financial frugality
27 October 2011
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Lansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
26-Oct-2011
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Revalidation push lacking sufficient resources
20 October 2011
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NHS whistleblowers to get better protection
19-Oct-2011
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East Sussex Hospitals waits on CQC progress report
18-Oct-2011
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NHS missing an 'opportunity' over complaints
18-Oct-2011
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Delay to plans for integrated sexual health service
17-Oct-2011
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Stepping Hill poisoning cases hit seventeen
17-Oct-2011
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Information commissioner calls for greater powers to audit NHS
14-Oct-2011
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Hospitals failing elderly on care quality
13-Oct-2011
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Government 'duty of candour' plans criticised
13-Oct-2011
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Managing medicines: avoiding ethical and legal difficulties
13 October 2011
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Peterborough and Stamford breaches FT authorisation terms
11-Oct-2011
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Two more foundation trusts found in significant breach
11-Oct-2011
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How to avoid legal pitfalls when procuring goods and services
11-Oct-2011
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Birmingham health worker charged with fraud
6-Oct-2011
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Surrey trust loses confidential patient records
5-Oct-2011
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CQC Mid Staffs evidence 'wishful thinking'
4-Oct-2011
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Overseas doctors face English tests before starting work
4-Oct-2011
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Former Mid Staffs chief admits to considering suicide
4-Oct-2011
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Cigarette vending machines ban to improve health in children
3-Oct-2011
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Third of CCGs reluctant to become statutory bodies, PM warned
30-Sep-2011
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Health Bill risks 'weakening ministerial accountability' - Lords committee
30-Sep-2011
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HealthWatch faces further delays
30-Sep-2011
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Medicine no longer an "old boys club"
29-Sep-2011
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CQC says it faces 'unsustainable' expectations
29-Sep-2011
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Critical care is risking lives, say surgeons
29-Sep-2011
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Exclusive: data security regulation 'should not increase'
29-Sep-2011
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Monitor could suspend competition to encourage integration models
29 September 2011
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CQC sets out tougher inspections approach
28-Sep-2011
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Tighter regulation called for as struck off nurses 'return to hospitals'
27-Sep-2011
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DH still learning "whether we got it right" with CQC
23-Sep-2011
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Exclusive: GPs 'anxious' about conflicts of interest in commissioning, says doctors regulator
22-Sep-2011
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Overseas GPs require UK induction before treating patients - GMC
19-Sep-2011
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Regulator found safety concerns at half of hospitals and care homes
16-Sep-2011
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Flory blames HCC for delay in action over Mid Staffs
16-Sep-2011
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'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
16-Sep-2011
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Making improvements in medical error: lessons from the aviation industry
15-Sep-2011
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Rebecca Leighton returned to nursing register but with restrictions
14-Sep-2011
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Senior civil servant denies using 'clever tactics' to push through FTs
14-Sep-2011
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Monitor 'red risks' Morecambe Bay trust over maternity concerns
14-Sep-2011
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CQC leadership failed to act with urgency
14-Sep-2011
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Bradshaw denies government pressured DH to approve FT applications
8-Sep-2011
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Why caution on hospital failure still has its price
8-Sep-2011
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Burnham defends decision on Mid Staffs' FT application
7-Sep-2011
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Government public health scheme 'inadequate', campaign group says
7-Sep-2011
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Burnham 'followed civil service advice' on Mid Staffs FT approval
6-Sep-2011
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Latest coverage: live updates from the Mid Staffs inquiry
6-Sep-2011
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Mandarins and former ministers face the Mid Staffs inquiry
5-Sep-2011
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Stepping Hill nurse 'made a scapegoat' by police
5-Sep-2011
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Ministers set out FT failure regime
1-Sep-2011
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Monitor's transitional role could be extended beyond 2016
1 September 2011
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Further Health Bill amendments to include new 'failure' rules
31-Aug-2011
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Mental health care of patient who killed four family members criticised
31-Aug-2011
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Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
26-Aug-2011
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FTs will be compelled to report complaints by DH
25-Aug-2011
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‘Inert’ or improving: the state of medical regulation
25 August 2011
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Disagreement over new 'death rate' measure continues
23-Aug-2011
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Infections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
23-Aug-2011
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Sliding admissions contributed to Southern Cross crisis
22-Aug-2011
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Improving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
22-Aug-2011
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Royal Cornwall's appeal in whistleblowing case dismissed by tribunal
18-Aug-2011
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A new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
18 August 2011
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IVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
15-Aug-2011
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Troubled care home provider to close second site
11-Aug-2011
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NHS Grampian chief steps down amid misconduct claims
9-Aug-2011
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Patent warning for doctors over genetic tests
8-Aug-2011
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NHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
4-Aug-2011
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Changing the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
3-Aug-2011
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Letwin says 'discipline and fear' will spur service improvement
1-Aug-2011
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Getting clinicians to speak up is the real key to fighting poor care
28-Jul-2011
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Cynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
28-Jul-2011
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Trust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
27-Jul-2011
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Ministers call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
26-Jul-2011
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Stepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
21-Jul-2011
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The NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
21-Jul-2011
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Why EU competition law is still a central issue in healthcare reform
21 July 2011
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Registered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
20-Jul-2011
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Trusts face annual CQC inspections under tougher regime
20-Jul-2011
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London 2012 health services will not face CQC checks
18-Jul-2011
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FT delays will create near impossible challenge, Monitor warns
14-Jul-2011
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HealthWatch: local scrutiny and national tension
14 July 2011
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More NHS complaints upheld by ombudsman
14 July 2011
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Southern Cross failure could speed handover of social care regulation to Monitor - Bennett
12-Jul-2011
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CQC notes minor concerns on nutrition at East Lancs
11-Jul-2011
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Cumbria Infirmary makes it through CQC check
11-Jul-2011
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Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust scrapes through CQC spot check
11-Jul-2011
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Minor nutrition concerns found at Coventry and Warwickshire trust
11-Jul-2011
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Norfolk FT fails CQC nutrition test
11-Jul-2011
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Monitor delays chief executive appointment until bill is clarified
11-Jul-2011
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NHS managers to face tighter checks on behaviour
11-Jul-2011
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Hospital autonomy makes 'no difference' to performance
8-Jul-2011
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Responsible officers to sit with commissioning board
7-Jul-2011
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Eleven acute trusts failed dignity and nutrition inspections - CQC
7-Jul-2011
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Clinical concerns in the South West rumble on
7 July 2011
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Power to the patients: promised improvements to patient choice need backing up
7 July 2011
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NHS London outlines GP scorecard scheme
6-Jul-2011
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CQC under fire from MPs over vacancies
6-Jul-2011
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Exclusive: government to publish GP performance scorecards in transparency push
6-Jul-2011
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Reforms could put patient safety focus in danger
5-Jul-2011
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'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
5-Jul-2011
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Why patient safety should remain the priority in healthcare
5-Jul-2011
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Why trusts are in danger from increased judicial review - and how to mitigate the threat
5-Jul-2011
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Young: I'll never work for government again after CQC woe
4-Jul-2011
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GPs pocketing millions in buildings payments, investigation finds
4-Jul-2011
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Investment alone is not enough to solve the social care crisis
1-Jul-2011
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Monitor downgrades Somerset Partnership on governance
1-Jul-2011
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Taunton and Somerset FT downgraded due to C diff failure
1-Jul-2011
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CQC launch investigation into troubled east London trust
1-Jul-2011
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Fine trusts and hospitals more for data breaches, says information chief
1-Jul-2011
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Commissioning board draft structure revealed
30-Jun-2011
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Mid Staffs inquiry costs hit £8m
30-Jun-2011
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Health secretary gains powers over NHS Commissioning Board in amended bill
29-Jun-2011
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University Hospitals Bristol FT gets amber/red Monitor rating
28-Jun-2011
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CQC success for North Middlesex University Hospitals
28-Jun-2011
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Minor concerns raised about nutrition standards at St George’s
28-Jun-2011
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Tameside closed 2010-11 with £1.4m deficit and red rating for governance
28-Jun-2011
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Nuffield Orthopaedic makes grade on dignity and nutrition
28-Jun-2011
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Health Bill: changes risk ‘paper duties’ and central pressure
24-Jun-2011
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Health Bill: competition changes may not be ‘substantive’
24-Jun-2011
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Abuse case care home closes today
24-Jun-2011
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Why competition still has its place in NHS
23 June 2011
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CQC says East Surrey Hospital meeting dignity standards but notes minor concerns
22-Jun-2011
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Queens Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
21-Jun-2011
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Hartlepool Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
21-Jun-2011
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Queen Elizabeth II Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
21-Jun-2011
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Health secretary and NCB will only intervene when failure is 'significant'
20-Jun-2011
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust probed
17-Jun-2011
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Queen Victoria Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
16-Jun-2011
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Call for spot checks to improve elderly care
14-Jun-2011
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Care abuse investigation set for next month
13-Jun-2011
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Reform changes: Monitor 'to maintain foundation trust checks'
13-Jun-2011
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Trusts warned of increased legal costs as negligence claims rocket
9-Jun-2011
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Huddersfield FT meets standards in CQC dignity and nutrition review
8-Jun-2011
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Independent inquiry into care home abuse possible
8-Jun-2011
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Monitor duty to support integration of care
7-Jun-2011
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GP commissioning 'poses new data risks'
6-Jun-2011
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New adult care legislation to be pushed through
6-Jun-2011
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Alan Johnson 'put pressure on regulator to keep quiet on Mid Staffs deaths'
3-Jun-2011
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CQC finds care of elderly patients lacking at more trusts
3-Jun-2011
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Four arrested over residential hospital 'abuse'
2-Jun-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley failing to meet CQC standards on patient nutrition and hydration
1-Jun-2011
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Ipswich Hospital NHS trust found wanting by CQC
31-May-2011
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
31-May-2011
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Monitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
31-May-2011
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CQC attacks NHS elderly care levels
26-May-2011
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'I'm more excited than ever about the healthcare marketplace'
25-May-2011
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Leading the line: how service line management can promote clinical excellence
24-May-2011
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Torbay looks to make changes to hospital management
23-May-2011
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Productive ward success for Western Sussex Hospitals
23-May-2011
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Locum surgeons 'not appropriately qualified'
19-May-2011
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CQC risks 'almost certain' failure to intervene
18-May-2011
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Clegg opposes NHS competition plan
18-May-2011
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Monitor chair sets out case for competition
12-May-2011
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Why compliance is key to better patient and commercial relationships
12 May 2011
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Gagged CQC employee slams regulator at Mid Staffs inquiry
11-May-2011
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GPs in Derbyshire County to pilot CQC registration
5-May-2011
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NHS should have single regulator, Sir Ian Kennedy tells Mid Staffs inquiry
5-May-2011
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Medway found in breach of Monitor authorisation terms
27-Apr-2011
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Getting health and wellbeing boards into gear
27-Apr-2011
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The debate on consortia governance requires sound principles, and hard evidence
21-Apr-2011
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Employment system reform flawed - IoD
20-Apr-2011
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Employment tribunals 'failing' employers and employees
15-Apr-2011
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Kent and Medway Partnership asks for Monitor to return in autumn
11-Apr-2011
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Environment remains a ‘challenge’ for Kent and Medway Partnership
11-Apr-2011
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CQC raises new concerns at Milton Keynes Hospital
11-Apr-2011
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C difficile infection rates falling
8-Apr-2011
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Manager who pumped NHS funds into stud farm told to pay cash back
8-Apr-2011
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Changing learning principles to achieve real, necessary change in older people's care
7 April 2011
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Monitor's intervention threshold lowered in new framework
7 April 2011
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Foreign GPs face tougher sanctions
6-Apr-2011
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Plymouth Hospitals given all clear by CQC
4-Apr-2011
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Hakin rejects 'disappointing' reform criticisms
31 March 2011
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HEI report demands hospital improvements
29-Mar-2011
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Trusts risking fines with mixed-sex wards
24 March 2011
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Whipps Cross told to address concerns on maternity staffing
22-Mar-2011
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CQC warns East Sussex Hospitals over staffing levels
21-Mar-2011
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Report into C diff deaths at hospital delayed
18-Mar-2011
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The implications of getting new complaints processes right - and wrong
17-Mar-2011
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Labour tables amendments to planned Monitor role
17 March 2011
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Monitor 'happy' with Mid Staffs death toll
17 March 2011
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Hinchingbrooke failing to protect patients, says CQC
15-Mar-2011
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NHS complaints regulations overhaul announced
11-Mar-2011
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Southend FT challenges Monitor compliance plans
10-Mar-2011
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Southend FT responds to CQC concerns
10-Mar-2011
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CQC demands improvement action at Kent and Medway
9-Mar-2011
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Review found surgery at Mid Staffs 'inadequate'
9-Mar-2011
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Contaminated blood inquiry to hear evidence
8-Mar-2011
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Hospital worker held over alleged sexual assaults
8-Mar-2011
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Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
7-Mar-2011
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CQC warning over safety of maternity services at trust
4-Mar-2011
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Effective regulation needs the right touch, at the right time
3 March 2011
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CQC raises concerns about patient nutrition at Dorset County Hospital FT
2-Mar-2011
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Lincolnshire acute trust threatened with prosecution on care failings
2-Mar-2011
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CQC finds Oxford Radcliffe has more work to do on four essential standards
1-Mar-2011
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CQC to inspect Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust
1-Mar-2011
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CQC identifies concerns at Lincolnshire mental health FT
1-Mar-2011
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Chief fires back after damning CQC report
1-Mar-2011
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CQC threatens mental health FT with enforcement action over failings
28-Feb-2011
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Plymouth Teaching PCT delays opening of new building after failing to organise CQC registration
25-Feb-2011
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Medical errors to cost hospitals payment
24-Feb-2011
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Monitor chair warns against 'inappropriate influence' on pensions
24 February 2011
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Scrutiny of problem GPs raises concerns
24 February 2011
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CQC drops in on Weston Area Health Trust
23-Feb-2011
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CQC demands urgent improvements Plymouth Hospitals
23-Feb-2011
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National competency standards to regulate manager performance
23-Feb-2011
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Monitor chair announced
18-Feb-2011
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Bill Moyes: the reform agenda presents a massive opportunity
17 February 2011
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Clarity needed on Monitor accountability, MPs told
17 February 2011
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Trusts to consider EU-wide training
14-Feb-2011
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Healthcare assistants to ease budget pressures
10-Feb-2011
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DH figures showing private sector disadvantage 'almost certainly' wrong - Monitor
10-Feb-2011
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Calls to reject health ombudsman reappointment
8-Feb-2011
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'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
8-Feb-2011
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Politicians to hold GMC to account
8-Feb-2011
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Discharge delays questioned after patient deaths
7-Feb-2011
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Lanlsey food regulation plans questioned
4-Feb-2011
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CQC finds workforce concerns at Mid Essex
3-Feb-2011
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North Devon Healthcare boss to take direct action on hand hygiene
3-Feb-2011
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CQC fees hike 'disappoints' confederation
3 February 2011
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CQC warns cuts could hit care standards
27-Jan-2011
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Balancing priorities in voluntary erasure from the medical register
27-Jan-2011
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CQC finds failures with mental health provision at Southend Hospital FT
25-Jan-2011
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NHS fraud rises a third in three years
24-Jan-2011
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Bill casts 'doubt' over Monitor's independence from health secretary
20-Jan-2011
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Commissioning board given 'draconian' powers
20-Jan-2011
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Health secretary to get powers to 'direct' Monitor
19-Jan-2011
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New freedoms set out for NHS foundation trusts
19-Jan-2011
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Health Bill maintains light touch on consortia
19-Jan-2011
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FT oversight to move to DH bank
19-Jan-2011
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Nicholson: NHS commissioning board will step in if consortia falter
19-Jan-2011
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Trust in breach of six CQC standards
19-Jan-2011
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Medical research 'suffocating under bureaucracy'
11-Jan-2011
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Hospital governors 'must be fit for purpose'
10-Jan-2011
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CQC lifts conditions on Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
22-Dec-2010
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London mental health trust given all clear by CQC
22-Dec-2010
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CQC lifts half of conditions at east London hospital trust
22-Dec-2010
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Rise in cancer target breaches among foundation trusts, new Monitor report shows
16-Dec-2010
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New Provider Development Authority to govern non-FTs
15-Dec-2010
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Basildon given all clear as safety concerns are raised
14-Dec-2010
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CQC to scan Twitter for care complaints
9 December 2010
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Financial checks on NHS providers eased
9 December 2010
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Ashford achieves foundation status, as Royal Free starts application
1-Dec-2010
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Monitor flags finance problems at hospital foundation trust
26-Nov-2010
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Lansley moves to replace Monitor chair
24-Nov-2010
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'Huge concerns' remain over Mid Staffs care
24-Nov-2010
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Hospital cleanliness requires 'radical improvement'
24-Nov-2010
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DH to appoint new Monitor chair
23-Nov-2010
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Commissioning board chief exec not in post until October
19-Nov-2010
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Health and social care regulation
17-Nov-2010
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Children's hospital told to improve cleanliness
16-Nov-2010
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital - CQC report
12-Nov-2010
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Pharma lead issues warning on pricing
11 November 2010
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Ex-Mid Staffs chief executive 'may not appear'
9-Nov-2010
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Mid Staffs inquiry 'will probe every nook and cranny'
8-Nov-2010
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Protest delays Stafford Hospital public inquiry
8-Nov-2010
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Report highlights out-of-date keyhole equipment
5-Nov-2010
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Government scraps adult social services performance assessment
4-Nov-2010
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Children's hospital ordered to improve cleanliness
2-Nov-2010
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CQC says improvements still needed at Mid Staffs
29-Oct-2010
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Outsourcing quotas to drive mixed health services provider market
27-Oct-2010
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London trusts top of patient complaints list
19-Oct-2010
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Integrated healthcare: removing the policy barriers
19-Oct-2010
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Public finance adviser joins Mid Staffs inquiry
15-Oct-2010
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Vetting and barring scheme judgement awaited
14-Oct-2010
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Competition could change the face of healthcare
14 October 2010
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Private tests 'need monitoring'
12-Oct-2010
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Lansley plays down 'scale and pace' concerns over GP commissioning
12-Oct-2010
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Mark Britnell: Have foundation trusts realised their potential?
7 October 2010
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Thorny NHS reform issues unresolved
6-Oct-2010
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Psychiatrists back removal of private income cap for FTs
5-Oct-2010
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Monitor warns FTs against ‘salami slice’ cost shaving
30 September 2010
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Trusts to be tested on dementia care standards
29-Sep-2010
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CQC lifts condition on mental health trust
28-Sep-2010
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MS doctor 'should be struck off' - GMC
28-Sep-2010
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CQC gives nearly-all-clear to troubled foundation trust
24-Sep-2010
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CQC warns mental health trust of legal action
23 September 2010
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Nursing regulator to explore extension of powers
23 September 2010
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Quality payment targets centred on patient safety
23 September 2010
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FTs call for lighter control
22-Sep-2010
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Barbara Young appointed head of diabetes charity
21-Sep-2010
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Cosmetic surgery providers breach CQC rules
16 September 2010
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DH puts Monitor chief job on ice
2 September 2010
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Trusts not meeting equality requirements
2 September 2010
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Trust rapped over patient records found at bus stop
27-Aug-2010
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Clinical coding improving, says Audit Commission
26 August 2010
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CQC tells United Lincs to improve on dignity and workforce support
26 August 2010
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The accountability of overspending GPs
26 August 2010
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Competition scrutiny for North West
19 August 2010
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Updated CQC regulations
16-Aug-2010
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Audit Commission to be abolished
13-Aug-2010
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Pessimistic foundation trusts set tough savings target
11-Aug-2010
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Monitor says FT in 'significant breach' of its authorisation
29-Jul-2010
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Doubt over removal of DH ‘shackles’
29 July 2010
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Foundation trust proposals raise tough borrowing question
29 July 2010
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Legal concern over private patient income cap
29 July 2010
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Mark Goldman on fatal mistakes in the NHS
29 July 2010
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The new healthcare revolution
29 July 2010
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Trusts dodge scrutiny by omitting vital quality measures
29 July 2010
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Trusts repond to weak quality account charge
29 July 2010
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CQC lifts restrictions on Mid Staffs
27-Jul-2010
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White paper: regulation reform to create 'level playing field'
26-Jul-2010
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Four arm's length bodies being abolished
26-Jul-2010
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Healthwatch to advise patients on choice
22-Jul-2010
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Government selects CQC chair
20-Jul-2010
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Audit Commission extends payment by results checks
15 July 2010
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Tougher tack on increasing foundation trusts
14-Jul-2010
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CQC chief welcomes 'formalisation' of relationship with Monitor
14-Jul-2010
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Monitor and CQC to run 'joint licence' from April 2012
12-Jul-2010
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White paper: DH unit will force foundation trust move
12-Jul-2010
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HealthWatch to be part of the CQC
12-Jul-2010
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Hospital infection controls criticised
9-Jul-2010
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UNISON announces HCAs conference
9-Jul-2010
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Accountability shake-up planned for public services
8-Jul-2010
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Broadmoor trust makes ‘significant progress’
8 July 2010
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Government tells CQC to drop annual health check reviews
8 July 2010
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Just one in six CQC staff think regulator is well managed
8 July 2010
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DH policies score poorly in national audit scrutiny
7-Jul-2010
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Has Lansley called time on falling NHS waiting lists?
1-Jul-2010
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Tougher version of CQC annual health check scrapped
24 June 2010
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CQC sends inspectors into United Lincolnshire
16-Jun-2010
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CQC review uncovers nursing failures and poor staff supervision
16-Jun-2010
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NHS arm’s length bodies in rush to cut spending
10 June 2010
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‘In intervention’ PCT is to investigate failings
3 June 2010
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Calmer chameleon: the new face of Monitor
3 June 2010
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NICE calls for minimum alcohol pricing
2-Jun-2010
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C diff deaths at Salford Royal
2-Jun-2010
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Trust warned over asbestos breach
1-Jun-2010
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CQC loses top directors at time of uncertainty
27 May 2010
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Role of patient data questioned following inpatient survey
27 May 2010
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£40,000 payout for family of out of hours overdose victim
25-May-2010
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MMR row doctor struck off register
24-May-2010
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Trust to be sentenced over disabled man's death
24-May-2010
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Changed role for Monitor and expansion for CQC
20-May-2010
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Coalition document sets out raft of NHS reforms
20-May-2010
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Chief resigns after CQC fears
20 May 2010
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Warning issued over harmful breathing machines
10-May-2010
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GPs reassured over revalidation
10-May-2010
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Monitor to authorise another FT
7-May-2010
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CQC tries to dispel 'live ratings' fears
6 May 2010
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Mark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
6 May 2010
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Monitor to look harder for FTs in financial trouble
29 April 2010
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Joint services may reshape NHS regulation
22 April 2010
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NHS procurement probe was halted by last minute DH phone call
22 April 2010
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Trusts must beat scepticism on quality accounts - King's Fund
21-Apr-2010
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Inspectors criticise hospital's infection controls
20-Apr-2010
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How safe is out of hours GP provision in your PCT?
20-Apr-2010
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Cosmetic register launched
15 April 2010
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CQC powers were weakened
15 April 2010
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Lib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
14-Apr-2010
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Labour launches election manifesto
12-Apr-2010
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CQC: half of trusts registered with conditions unaware of shortcomings
8 April 2010
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Monitor increases FTs' efficiency target
8 April 2010
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NHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas?
8 April 2010
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Norman Warner: face up to NHS efficiencies
8 April 2010
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Ken Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
5-Apr-2010
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NPSA urges monthly patient safety reporting from trusts
31-Mar-2010
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Mid Staffs board wants to be stripped of FT status
30-Mar-2010
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New body to improve NHS workforce planning
30-Mar-2010
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Sustainability: how to cut costs and your carbon footprint
30-Mar-2010
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Call to investigate excessive death rates
26-Mar-2010
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Ten more trusts registered with conditions
26-Mar-2010
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Andy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
25 March 2010
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NHS mergers: master the art of joined up thinking
24-Mar-2010
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Two trusts registered with conditions
19-Mar-2010
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Judgement reserved in Rose Gibb appeal case
18-Mar-2010
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CQC plans ‘live’ ratings system
18 March 2010
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CQC completes non-executive board line up
12-Mar-2010
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Test EU doctors' English competency, GMC urges
12-Mar-2010
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Confed calls for action on tough political choices
11 March 2010
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Plans made for deauthorising failing FTs
11 March 2010
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UKIP would scrap PCTs and make managers ‘happier’
11 March 2010
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A&E waiting times not misreported deliberately, says chief
10-Mar-2010
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NHS trusts 'give incorrect performance data'
8-Mar-2010
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Monitor intervenes at Milton Keynes over maternity care
4-Mar-2010
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Heart surgery suspended as deaths investigated
4-Mar-2010
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Gordon Brown’s knee-jerk reaction to Mid Staffs is doomed to failure
4 March 2010
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Management quality: recommendations
4 March 2010
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Monitor claims its quality bar is now set high enough
4 March 2010
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NHS leaders on manager regulation
4 March 2010
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One in 10 concerned about own trust's care standards
4 March 2010
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Timeline: NHS manager scandals
4 March 2010
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Weak NHS managers could be ‘struck off’
4 March 2010
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GMC opens consultation on doctor revalidation
2-Mar-2010
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Basildon 'guilty' over patient death
26-Feb-2010
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The Francis report's 18 recommendations
25-Feb-2010
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Dream of taking on ailing trusts founders on rocks of Good Hope
25 February 2010
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PCTs call for lighter commissioning assessment
25 February 2010
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Priorities for quality pilots
25 February 2010
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Rescue plan for ailing hospitals in doubt
25 February 2010
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Remit announced for investigation of regulatory bodies post Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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Don't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
24-Feb-2010
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'Unsuccessful management' of Mid Staffs criticised
24-Feb-2010
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High incidence of falls at Mid Staffs due to 'insufficiently qualified' staff
24-Feb-2010
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Failures in Mid Staffs continence care 'totally unacceptable'
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs 'a warning on staff shortages'
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs ‘sobering account’ of leadership failure, says NHS Confederation
24-Feb-2010
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Investigation into NHS regulation announced
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs board to consider further action against individuals
24-Feb-2010
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Regulator starts separate inquiry into Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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Families of Mid Staffs victims still want public inquiry
24-Feb-2010
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Union calls for tougher regulation after Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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CQC will register Mid Staffs but with caveats
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs report calls for regulation of managers
24-Feb-2010
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Hospital told to take 'urgent action' on dirty wards
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffordshire inquiry findings published
24-Feb-2010
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NHS boards are patient safety ‘cornerstone’
24-Feb-2010
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Tameside Hospital faces regulator scrutiny
19-Feb-2010
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Bed numbers will dictate CQC registration fees
18 February 2010
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Burying the NHS mortality row will clear the way for quality push
18 February 2010
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Cally Bann: funding gap
18 February 2010
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CQC fears over mental health safeguards
18 February 2010
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Listening NHS chiefs boost ratings
18 February 2010
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NHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
16-Feb-2010
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NHS quality strongly linked to increases in managers
11 February 2010
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CQC reports 'pockets of poor performance'
10-Feb-2010
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MPs demand management changes at Tameside
10-Feb-2010
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Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules
4 February 2010
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Ministers poised to confirm details for quality accounts
4 February 2010
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NHS quality accounts must live up to the name
4 February 2010
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NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business
4 February 2010
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Only two trusts miss CQC application deadline
4 February 2010
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Trusts told to monitor use of safer surgery checklist
4 February 2010
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Your Humble Servant: weapons of self-destruction
4 February 2010
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Stroke action falls short of CQC standards
3-Feb-2010
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Monitor appoints interim chair
2-Feb-2010
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Lib Dems call for tightening of foreign GP law
28-Jan-2010
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Bill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations
28 January 2010
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CQC registration ‘fraught with risk’
28 January 2010
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Managers face professional regulation and tighter vetting
28 January 2010
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MMR: it doesn't stand for mild mannered reporting
28 January 2010
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Regulation must boost NHS managers’ reputation, not voters’ blood lust
28 January 2010
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Test doctors' skills more often, Andy Burnham urges
26-Jan-2010
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Tough new standards for STI clinics
22-Jan-2010
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Take action to avoid coroners’ reports
22-Jan-2010
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East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust given clean bill of health
21 January 2010
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Fears over staff vetting and barring scheme
21 January 2010
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Neil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
21 January 2010
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Quality board to adopt 'values' in bid to avoid further rows
20-Jan-2010
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Variations in GP training come under scrutiny
20-Jan-2010
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CQC critical over Milton Keynes baby deaths
19-Jan-2010
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Brian James: how to save NHS services in a recession
14 January 2010
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Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards
14 January 2010
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CQC SOS: high stakes mean it is essential registration succeeds
13-Jan-2010
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CQC calls in high ranking fixer for ‘chaotic’ trust registration process
13-Jan-2010
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Red-rated Bristol foundation trust chief steps down
6-Jan-2010
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DH urged to put off Monitor search
6-Jan-2010
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Basildon faces legionnaires' probe
4-Jan-2010
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Ken Jarrold: what is the future of NHS regulation?
31-Dec-2009
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Search for next Monitor chair to begin again in 2010
23-Dec-2009
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Basildon and Thurrock making progress on hygiene, says CQC
23-Dec-2009
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Senior managers’ salaries come under scrutiny
16-Dec-2009
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Nurse policing is to be ‘more proactive’
16-Dec-2009
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Court rules Monitor unlawful on private patient cap
10-Dec-2009
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Michael White on NHS regulation
10 December 2009
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NHS regulatory turmoil distracts from the real business of care
10 December 2009
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Your Humble Servant: regulation...
10 December 2009
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Cynthia Bower: CQC is clear on its role
9-Dec-2009
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Both regulators leaderless as Monitor fails to appoint chair
9-Dec-2009
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Website puts PCTs under fresh public spotlight
9-Dec-2009
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Ambulance trust to put bonuses for top team on hold
9-Dec-2009
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HSJ exclusive: Barbara Young quits Care Quality Commission
4-Dec-2009
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Are death rates fair? You decide
3 December 2009
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Cynthia Bower defends CQC in mortality furore
3 December 2009
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Successful trusts must not let their stories be overshadowed
3 December 2009
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Andy Burnham defends NHS targets
1-Dec-2009
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Focus funding plans on people – not processes
1-Dec-2009
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Mike O'Brien defends Care Quality Commission
30-Nov-2009
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CQC 'sees no need to intervene'
30-Nov-2009
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The national standard for intermediate care
30-Nov-2009
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Monitor sacks Colchester chair
27-Nov-2009
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Basildon responds to CQC report
27-Nov-2009
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Report calls for urgent action at Essex trust
27-Nov-2009
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Confused patients appeal for simplified NHS regulation
26 November 2009
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Children's mental health provision criticised
24-Nov-2009
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Infection control measures 'ineffective'
24-Nov-2009
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London PCT support agency under review
19 November 2009
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Tension as a Monitor chair still not named
19 November 2009
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Doctor licensing requirement comes into force
18-Nov-2009
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Risk management: create a culture of safety
17-Nov-2009
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Can the NHS do more to catch local ‘failures’?
12 November 2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy champions ‘fearless’ NHS regulator
12 November 2009
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Foundation trust accuses Monitor of 'intimidation'
4-Nov-2009
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Independent Mid Staffs inquiry holds first session
3-Nov-2009
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Better mental healthcare 'may have stopped killing', report finds
30-Oct-2009
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NHS guidance providers win accreditation
30-Oct-2009
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CQC will face ‘tricky decisions’ on failing services
29 October 2009
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Managers in Partnership backs call for single code of conduct
28-Oct-2009
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Annual health check: impact of targets and FTs seen in acute score slide
22 October 2009
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CQC chief ‘will not wade in’ on race equalities
22 October 2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy joins King's Fund inquiry into GP quality
21-Oct-2009
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Trust's FT application back on track
16-Oct-2009
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Health check shows NHS is not focusing on quality - Andrew Lansley
15-Oct-2009
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Annual health check - best and worst
15 October 2009
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Health check improvements mask decline in acute trust performance
15 October 2009
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Mental health trusts shine in annual health check despite tougher tests
15 October 2009
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PCTs show improvement in annual health check but a slide in excellence
15 October 2009
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Stars of the health check ratings must not be eclipsed by failures
15 October 2009
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The annual health check 2008-09 - the full report
15 October 2009
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NHS East of England faces DH assurance test
8 October 2009
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CQC warns against Conservative cuts
7-Oct-2009
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CQC calls for review of out of hours GP services
2-Oct-2009
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David Stout on the NHS public profile
1 October 2009
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Most PCTs meet only ‘minimum requirements’ on resources use
1 October 2009
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Minister delays foundation trust application
30-Sep-2009
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Monitor: foundation trust approval process ‘has saved NHS millions’
24 September 2009
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CQC says poorest areas suffer worse care from GPs
18-Sep-2009
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CQC warns 'laggards' over core standards deadline
17 September 2009
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Mental health killings reports urge better information sharing
9-Sep-2009
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Bill Moyes tells foundation trusts to 'refuse to jump' to DH demands
8-Sep-2009
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CQC action on sustainability ‘disappointing’
3 September 2009
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FTs fear biddable successor to Bill Moyes
3 September 2009
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NHS regulators need a new outlook after Mid Staffs scandal
3 September 2009
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Health overview and scrutiny committees: building better relationships
2-Sep-2009
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Post-Shipman drug regulations working, says CQC
28-Aug-2009
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CQC to get tougher on NHS spending
27 August 2009
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Moosa Patel on strong NHS boards
27 August 2009
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Patient records: jokes about doctors’ bad handwriting are no longer funny
27 August 2009
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CQC names high death-rate NHS trusts
20 August 2009
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Hospital suspends post-mortems after critical review
18-Aug-2009
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NHS performance: GPs in the spotlight
17-Aug-2009
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Jo Webber on NHS care scandals
13 August 2009
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FT confirms two suspensions over A&E 'irregularities'
12-Aug-2009
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Bill Moyes blames MPs over FT de-authorisation row
6-Aug-2009
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First NICE quality standards will include stroke
6-Aug-2009
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Panicky response to Mid Staffs scandal could erode FT freedoms
6-Aug-2009
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Regulators announce clinical trials pilot
4-Aug-2009
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Public consultation on complementary therapies opens
4-Aug-2009
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Ben Bridgewater on why funding clinical audit is essential
30 July 2009
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Healthcare watchdogs could suspend NHS inspections during crisis
30 July 2009
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Ministers were warned ahead of Mid Staffordshire approval
30 July 2009
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NHS trust apologises over infection deaths
24-Jul-2009
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Trust apologises over death of baby
24-Jul-2009
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Ian Kennedy report looks at how NICE values innovation
23-Jul-2009
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Department of Health asked to consider increased regulation
23 July 2009
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Department of Health has improved but its vision lacks ‘coherence’
23 July 2009
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Ministers to exert power over Monitor
23 July 2009
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Andy Burnham dismisses Mid Staffs inquiry as 'too distracting'
22-Jul-2009
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Social care council chief suspended
21-Jul-2009
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Trust chief moves to SHA before critical report
21-Jul-2009
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Competition panel examines trust takeover bids
16 July 2009
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NHS non-executives 'don't have enough time'
16 July 2009
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'Troublingly low' levels of funding to prevent another Baby P
16 July 2009
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European working time directive will cause 'additional pressures'
14-Jul-2009
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Early quality healthcare scheme results show improvements
14-Jul-2009
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Wales to train eating disorders specialists
13-Jul-2009
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Computer virus warning for NHS hospitals
13-Jul-2009
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Concerns over CQC costs spark 'bonfire of the quangos' scrutiny
9 July 2009
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Cost of regulation merger reaches into millions
9 July 2009
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PEAT inspectors award record top scores
9 July 2009
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Burnham 'not ruling out' Mid Staffordshire probe
8-Jul-2009
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The calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'
7-Jul-2009
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Health committee 'saddened' by patient safety failures
3-Jul-2009
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Maggot infestation sparks emergency at Aberdeen children's hospital
3-Jul-2009
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John McGowan: the truth about markets
2 July 2009
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Monitor accused of 'sharp elbowing' the CQC
2 July 2009
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Tories plan 'enhanced' Monitor role
2 July 2009
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Hospital hygiene 'not good enough'
1-Jul-2009
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NHS boards 'confused' by C difficile guidance
30-Jun-2009
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IVF treatment mix-ups are 'rare'
29-Jun-2009
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NHS hospital ward shut due to poor cleanliness
26-Jun-2009
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Foundation trust compliance with core standards tails off
25 June 2009
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Mid Staffs refuses to publish report on chief executive
25 June 2009
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Trust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
22-Jun-2009
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High levels of sick leave in Scotland prompts inquiry call
18-Jun-2009
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Department of Health plans to split Monitor top job
18 June 2009
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Foundations defend private board meetings
18 June 2009
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Half of trusts meeting annual health check standards
18 June 2009
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Limits on Monitor should not threaten foundation trusts
18 June 2009
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NHS trusts to get own targets to cut MRSA
18 June 2009
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Leeds chief exec leaves for Medical Education England
15-Jun-2009
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Be honest about weaknesses in quality accounts, FTs told
11-Jun-2009
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Concerns NHS could be challenged under EU competition law
11 June 2009
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Foundation trusts fear ministers may undercut Monitor role
11 June 2009
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FT chair slates ‘barking mad’ duplication
11 June 2009
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Management consultant costs to be laid bare
11 June 2009
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Monitor urged to take a stand on race equality
11 June 2009
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Time is short but the chance to make a difference is real
11 June 2009
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It's official: NHS productivity is rising
9-Jun-2009
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Hospital follow-up inspection reveals new problems
9-Jun-2009
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Chief inspector of Healthcare Environment Inspectorate named
8-Jun-2009
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Government may take further powers over foundation trusts
4-Jun-2009
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CQC to name trusts with highest death rates
4 June 2009
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David Nicholson warns SHAs not to be defensive over visits
4 June 2009
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NHS productivity unit role revealed
4 June 2009
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Trusts told to 'keep slogging' at infection control
4 June 2009
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Trusts with high death rates to be named
3-Jun-2009
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CQC seeks feedback
2-Jun-2009
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Lawyer reprimanded over spat with foundation trust
2-Jun-2009
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Peter Reader: 'Mid Staffs holds the same lessons as Bristol tragedy'
2-Jun-2009
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Using business intelligence to drive improvement in the NHS
1-Jun-2009
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Monitor chairman Moyes targeted over expenses claims
1-Jun-2009
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Former chief Tara Donnelly 'misled' over A&E breaches
29-May-2009
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Trainee NHS doctors being told to lie about long working hours
28 May 2009
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Monitor costs could double in three years
27-May-2009
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Eccleshill to stay in Care Quality Commission’s spotlight
20-May-2009
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72 hours... and counting - meeting the summary discharge target
19-May-2009
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No payoff for Mid Staffs chief executive
19-May-2009
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NHS quality improvement: delivering and demonstrating quality
19-May-2009
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Mid Staffs chief executive resigns
18-May-2009
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Rose Gibb to take case to Court of Appeal
18-May-2009
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How to improve quality of diagnosis
15-May-2009
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City council chief takes reins at Yorkshire SHA
14 May 2009
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Stephen Eames on the quest for quality
14 May 2009
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Up in smoke
14 May 2009
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Care Quality Commission will 'do a number' on weakest NHS performers
13-May-2009
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Baby P review reveals 'systemic failings' in NHS
13-May-2009
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Guidance on implementing the never events framework
12-May-2009
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Ben Bradshaw labels nurse whistleblower ruling 'unduly harsh'
11-May-2009
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Act now to prevent blood clots becoming the 'next MRSA', warns NHS Confederation
11-May-2009
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Alan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
7 May 2009
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Mid Staffordshire: improvement must be routine, not just the result of a scandal
7 May 2009
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Rose Gibb: The case that puts a stop to big pay-off cheques
7 May 2009
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Care Quality Commission completes its management team
6-May-2009
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HSJ survey: Hospital managers act on Mid Staffs failures
6-May-2009
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DH says NHS can save money and improve patient safety
1-May-2009
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Mid Staffs scandal: confed says NHS must 'put its own house in order'
1-May-2009
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Mid Staffs reports: new duties on NHS to prove patient involvement
30-Apr-2009
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Advertising watchdog bans SHA from running 'misleading' choice ad
30-Apr-2009
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DH publishes criteria for defining failure
30 April 2009
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Monitor appoints new chief and chair to 'challenged' foundation trust
30-Apr-2009
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NHS boards ignorant of brewing danger and scandal
30 April 2009
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Rose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
30 April 2009
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NHS governance 'reduced to paper chase' - Audit Commission
29-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement ends era of pay-offs
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb: what the judge said about Maidstone and the SHA
28-Apr-2009
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What does the Rose Gibb judgement mean for chief executives?
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement 'draws a line under tragic episode'
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement is 'the right decision', says Maidstone chief
28-Apr-2009
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Shock Rose Gibb court judgement
28-Apr-2009
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NHS performance regime: failure criteria published
27-Apr-2009
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Dry run for quality accounts gets the go ahead
24-Apr-2009
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Experts voice concerns over 'cyclical NHS sackings'
23 April 2009
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Foundation trusts running out of time to meet Monitor standards
23 April 2009
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Frances Blunden on the burden of NHS bureaucracy
23 April 2009
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Media Watch: Margaret Haywood and NHS whistleblowing
23 April 2009
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Royal Cornwall chief executive John Watkinson to appeal sacking
23 April 2009
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Royal Free must replace Andrew Way
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: an introduction to improving patient safety
23 April 2009
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Anger over GP quality decision
22-Apr-2009
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Monitor asks FT governors for feedback
21-Apr-2009
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Trust sacks chief executive
20-Apr-2009
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Foundation trusts warn competition could fragment NHS
16 April 2009
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GP quality bonuses do not reflect patient satisfaction
16 April 2009
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GP quality: the final frontier for inspectors
16 April 2009
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NHS maternity care focuses on safer births
14-Apr-2009
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Clinical mistakes: how to respond
13-Apr-2009
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NHS complaints: how to give dissatisfied patients a happy ending
13-Apr-2009
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The Regulator
12-Apr-2009
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Andrea Sutcliffe: advice on delivering effective NHS care
9-Apr-2009
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Back in the saddle
9-Apr-2009
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What went wrong at Mid Staffs?
9-Apr-2009
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Four foundation trusts on alert for hygiene failures
9 April 2009
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Humble Servant bids the Healthcare Commission adieu
9 April 2009
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General Medical Council elects new chair
7-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission defends Cynthia Bower
6-Apr-2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy sets record straight on Mid Staffordshire
3-Apr-2009
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Time to regulate GPs
3-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission names trusts registered with conditions
3-Apr-2009
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'Corporate failure' of ex-Bromley chief at Cornwall
2-Apr-2009
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Serious potential risks left unresolved at children's hospital
2-Apr-2009
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Mid Staffs prompts call for review of regulation
2-Apr-2009
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Enquiry appoints first non-clinical chair
2-Apr-2009
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Noel Plumridge on foundation trusts
2 April 2009
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Infections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
1-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission officially launched
1-Apr-2009
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National quality board to study standards warning system
1-Apr-2009
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Healthcare Commission criticises older people's mental healthcare
31-Mar-2009
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Care Quality Commission to regulate primary care
30-Mar-2009
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Camden PCT faces data penalty
26 March 2009
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Cynthia Bower sets out her vision for Care Quality Commission
26 March 2009
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DH told to take lead on race equality
26 March 2009
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Media Watch: credit crunch scapegoat
26 March 2009
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Michael White on NHS bad news
26 March 2009
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Mid Staffs was 'off SHA radar'
26 March 2009
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No excuses in this new era of regulation
26 March 2009
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Second review damns Royal Cornwall chief
26 March 2009
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Value of Dr Foster stake is under scrutiny
26 March 2009
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Who let standards fall so low at Mid Staffordshire?
26 March 2009
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NHS failing on falls prevention
24-Mar-2009
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£28m of hospital meals go to waste
19 March 2009
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Failure of leadership and a lax attitude led to Mid staffs crisis
19 March 2009
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Jon Restell on a raw deal for NHS managers
19 March 2009
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Learning disabilities services miss local needs
19 March 2009
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Michael White on health inequalities
19 March 2009
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Monitor revises assessment criteria for foundation applicants
19 March 2009
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MPs oppose options for trusts that miss FT deadline
19 March 2009
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NHS financial forecast worsens
19 March 2009
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NHS managers and boards need to act as custodians of quality and safety
19 March 2009
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Rebuilding public confidence will take time and community engagement
19 March 2009
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Stay of execution will draw out the agony
19 March 2009
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
13-Mar-2009
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Trusts fail to act on mortality alerts
12-Mar-2009
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Department of Health told to improve record management
10-Mar-2009
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Birmingham chief quits ahead of critical report
9-Mar-2009
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Monitor picks chief executive for Mid Staffordshire
6-Mar-2009
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BME mental health: patchwork picture says volumes
5-Mar-2009
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Monitor withdraws quality accounts challenge
5-Mar-2009
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NHS told to learn from 'exemplary' military healthcare
2-Mar-2009
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Audit optional on new quality accounts
26-Feb-2009
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Cynthia Bower on CQC staffing issues highlighted in HSJ
26-Feb-2009
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
26-Feb-2009
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Lords quality accounts fight may cause an unpleasant sensation
19-Feb-2009
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Monitor takes fight for FT freedoms to the House of Lords
19-Feb-2009
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'Remarkable' PCT beats crisis
19-Feb-2009
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Unions confront Care Quality Commission over jobs
19-Feb-2009
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NHS trusts criticised over poor complaint handling
16-Feb-2009
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Added values: improving learning disabilities services
16-Feb-2009
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Quality information assurance: an understanding of governance, risk and compliance
12 February 2009
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Hilary Thomas on NHS clinical governance and the credit crunch
11-Feb-2009
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Double weak PCT gets new chairman
10-Feb-2009
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Health watchdog handover is on 'red risk'
5-Feb-2009
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NHS Confederation backtracks over SHA claims
29-Jan-2009
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Wife of CQC man joins its board
29-Jan-2009
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Lisa Rodrigues on NHS kindness
26-Jan-2009
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Care Quality Commission could make SHAs redundant
22-Jan-2009
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Patient death sparks review of independent treatment centre
12-Jan-2009
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Scotland unveils new patient safety reporting system
12-Jan-2009
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Maidstone praised for infection control progress
9-Jan-2009
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NHS data sets under scrutiny
7-Jan-2009
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Homerton University Hospitals warned over hygiene breaches
5-Jan-2009
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Healthcare Commission rebukes trust over maternity failures
19-Dec-2008
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Merger on the cards for troubled foundation trust
19-Dec-2008
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Annual health check to be replaced with 'periodic reviews'
18-Dec-2008
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Sandy Watson on NHS performance management
12-Dec-2008
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Comply with NICE or pay, Care Quality Commission tells trusts
11-Dec-2008
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Healthcare Commission warns NHS has some way to go on patient safety
11-Dec-2008
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Huge leadership challenge to implement Darzi review
11-Dec-2008
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What the operating framework means for PCTs, providers and SHAs
11-Dec-2008
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National quality board named as NHS prepares for international comparison
4-Dec-2008
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Alan Johnson orders Baby P death probe
4-Dec-2008
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Effort required on BME mental health inequality
4-Dec-2008
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Hygiene inspections: trusts must clean up in fear of harsh penalties
4-Dec-2008
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PCTs accused of financial and legal mismanagement
4-Dec-2008
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Preparing for medical revalidation
2-Dec-2008
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More to do on BME mental health - Healthcare Commission
27-Nov-2008
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Advancing quality in the North West
27-Nov-2008
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Quality accounts: pressure on to pick a winning combination
27-Nov-2008
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Healthcare Commission under fire after hygiene report
26-Nov-2008
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Nursing and Midwifery Council 'making progress'
24-Nov-2008
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Most hospitals breaching hygiene code - Healthcare Commission
24-Nov-2008
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Data tsunami will swamp trusts unless commissioners get a say
20-Nov-2008
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DH sets out framework for improving quality of care
18-Nov-2008
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Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence appoints new chair
17-Nov-2008
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NHS compensation culture: do patients justice
17-Nov-2008
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Inspectors called in at Birmingham Children's Hospital
13-Nov-2008
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Scotland's health scrutiny bodies prepare for merger
13-Nov-2008
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Healthcare Commission longed for government's embrace
12-Nov-2008
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Sir Ian Kennedy on the future of the annual health check
12-Nov-2008
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Healthcare Commission to investigate Birmingham Children's Hospital
10-Nov-2008
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Annual health check progress
30-Oct-2008
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Monitor chair calls on PCTs to set out plans for services
30-Oct-2008
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Yorkshire SHA takes lead on quality pledge
30-Oct-2008
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Health Professions Council to increase fees
24-Oct-2008
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Care Quality Commission asks for views on enforcement powers
24-Oct-2008
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Hygiene problems will be no bar to registration with Care Quality Commission
23-Oct-2008
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Junior doctors need better supervision
23-Oct-2008
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Nigel Edwards on NHS exceptional case panels
23-Oct-2008
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Trusts too optimistic over annual health check scores
23-Oct-2008
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Annual check finds trusts in rude health
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: best and worst
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: Johnson thanks top performers
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: London's NHS trusts slide down rankings
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: patient safety push fails to raise bar on hygiene
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: quality leap sees PCTs drag behind
16-Oct-2008
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Healthcare Commission head looks back on a turbulent era
16-Oct-2008
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Stephen Eames on managing by fear
16-Oct-2008
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Harefield heart transplants under review
13-Oct-2008
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Annual health check results due this week
13-Oct-2008
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Edwina Hart takes charge in Wales
9-Oct-2008
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GMC must nip rotten medics in the bud
9-Oct-2008
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Maidstone report focuses on non-execs
9-Oct-2008
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Healthcare Commission launches annual NHS staff survey
7-Oct-2008
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust hires management review team
6-Oct-2008
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Social care council appoints chairman
6-Oct-2008
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NHS infection control: a clean bill of health
6-Oct-2008
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Auditors praise NHS trusts' financial management
2-Oct-2008
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Complaints staff desert Healthcare Commission
2-Oct-2008
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London puts short-term health targets above inequalities
2-Oct-2008
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Mid Staffs takes positive action over A&E staff levels
2-Oct-2008
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Poor PCT networking holding back NHS reforms
2-Oct-2008
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Tory blueprint is light on detail as Lansley prepares for power
2-Oct-2008
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Andy McKeon on the good news about NHS finances
2-Oct-2008
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Frank Burns on improving the patient experience
1-Oct-2008
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Peter Reader on medical revalidation
30-Sep-2008
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Improve access to emergency care, Healthcare Commission orders
26-Sep-2008
-
DH intervention forces cancer rethink
25-Sep-2008
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Time to get facts straight on NHS failure rates
25-Sep-2008
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Wales to debate presumed consent for organ donation
23-Sep-2008
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New guidelines for doctors on reporting convictions
19-Sep-2008
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Independent sector hospital gets all-clear
19-Sep-2008
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NHS centralism is in the small print
18-Sep-2008
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NHS failure regime: up to 92 trusts may be culled
18-Sep-2008
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Northwick Park Hospital cleared over maternity deaths
18-Sep-2008
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Health Professions Council president re-elected
17-Sep-2008
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Shortfall in care home funding
17-Sep-2008
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Infections prompt agency to issue blood testing guidance
16-Sep-2008
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Patient safety records: silent witness
15-Sep-2008
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Community mental health services 'improving'
11-Sep-2008
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Lib Dems demand inquiry into C difficile outbreak
11-Sep-2008
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DH publishes plans for failing NHS trusts
11-Sep-2008
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Chair of NHS co-operation and competition panel named
11-Sep-2008
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Clinical coding errors
11-Sep-2008
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Mental health services boost
11-Sep-2008
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NHS failure regime will encourage improvement
11-Sep-2008
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NHS managers get surplus checklist
11-Sep-2008
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Large variations in quality of health regulation
4-Sep-2008
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Patient safety agency reissues hand hygiene alert
2-Sep-2008
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Andrew Jones on achieving quality care
1-Sep-2008
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Monitor rejection highlights areas for improvement
28-Aug-2008
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NHS organisations should be interested in social care
28-Aug-2008
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Call for improved acute mental health services
21-Aug-2008
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Inspections stepped up for learning disability services
21-Aug-2008
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NICE basks in new watchdog's approval
21-Aug-2008
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Young promises new regime will deliver speed and independence
14-Aug-2008
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Watchdog chair to get tough on obeying NICE rules
13-Aug-2008
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Plans for tougher infection control checks revealed
12-Aug-2008
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Nursing and Midwifery Council head leaves
11-Aug-2008
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Minority staff get worse deal on jobs, pay and grievances
7-Aug-2008
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Monitor steps in as trust losses soar
7-Aug-2008
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Regulator licenses first over-the-counter antibiotic
6-Aug-2008
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CSCI forces care home closure
6-Aug-2008
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Dental regulatory regime now obligatory
1-Aug-2008
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Health Professions Council consults on education and training
1-Aug-2008
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Patients' views of primary care vary widely - Healthcare Commission
31-Jul-2008
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Cornwall's one-site cancer plans run aground
31-Jul-2008
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Cynthia Bower's appointment
31-Jul-2008
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Joint appointment smooths way for Kingston merger
31-Jul-2008
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Patients report striking variation in choice
31-Jul-2008
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Trusts in the dark on their role in medics' regulation
31-Jul-2008
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Welsh trust told to review its performance
30-Jul-2008
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Hospital malnutrition doubles in two years
30-Jul-2008
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John Coakley on improving the patient experience
29-Jul-2008
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Scotland may need transfer service for pregnant women
28-Jul-2008
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NHS Counter Fraud Service: watching the detectives
28-Jul-2008
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Auditor general for Wales on home oxygen services
25-Jul-2008
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Cynthia Bower to take helm at Care Quality Commission
24-Jul-2008
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Inpatient mental health slammed as commissioners neglect services
24-Jul-2008
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Scottish health sector investigations
23-Jul-2008
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Healthcare Commission highlights mental health failings
23-Jul-2008
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Doctors to be revalidated every five years
23-Jul-2008
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Public should have service guarantees - select committee
22-Jul-2008
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DH moots new restrictions on alcohol sales
22-Jul-2008
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SHA chief gets top job at Care Quality Commission
22-Jul-2008
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Health select committee announces patient safety probe
18-Jul-2008
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Healthcare Commission vows to act faster over major failings
17-Jul-2008
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Lawyers fire warning shot at doctor ratings website
17-Jul-2008
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Private orthopaedic clinic fined for registration breaches
17-Jul-2008
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Watchdogs call for alcohol and obesity focus
17-Jul-2008
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Alcohol and obesity threaten public health work, regulators say
16-Jul-2008
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Chiropractic council consultation
15-Jul-2008
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Annual health checks leading to changes at most trusts
14-Jul-2008
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Orthopaedic hospital company fined
11-Jul-2008
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Maternity services report highlights failings
10-Jul-2008
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Healthcare Commission survey highlights maternity failings
10-Jul-2008
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Publish and be damned: death rates could improve outcomes
10-Jul-2008
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Richard Gleave on rewards and reprimands
7-Jul-2008
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Adding value with national support
3-Jul-2008
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Darzi quality incentive puts £1bn at stake
3-Jul-2008
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DH celebrates anniversary of smoking ban
2-Jul-2008
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Hilary Thomas on clinical governance and values
2-Jul-2008
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Personal assistants could be regulated, says social care council
30-Jun-2008
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Prison mental health services - jailhouse blues
27-Jun-2008
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Heart surgery survival rates published
26-Jun-2008
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Healthcare Commission warning on safety risk
26-Jun-2008
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Nicholson denies 'swipe' at foundation regulator Monitor
26-Jun-2008
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Private care poses little threat to the NHS, finds IPPR report
26-Jun-2008
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Progress report on Welsh ambulances
25-Jun-2008
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Healthcare Commission to review military care
25-Jun-2008
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Trust breached hygiene code
20-Jun-2008
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Annual health check to focus on patients' views
19-Jun-2008
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Managers raise concerns over new local assessments
19-Jun-2008
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
19-Jun-2008
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Foundation failures upset Monitor
19-Jun-2008
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Media Watch: hygiene targets
19-Jun-2008
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Neonatal unit failures spark calls for action
19-Jun-2008
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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
19-Jun-2008
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Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
16-Jun-2008
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'Serious weaknesses' at Nursing and Midwifery Council
16-Jun-2008
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David Lee on handling a killing
16-Jun-2008
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Lisa Rodrigues on being there for your staff
16-Jun-2008
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Handle complaints better, ombudsman tells NHS
13-Jun-2008
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New healthcare commissioners
12-Jun-2008
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Ambitious plan will require innovation
12-Jun-2008
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Failed, fired but not yet fixed: the new realities
12-Jun-2008
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Sacking managers may attract headlines but won't fix problems
12-Jun-2008
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Health inequalities in primary care
9-Jun-2008
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Suspending trust chairs and non-executives
6-Jun-2008
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Failing managers to be axed under new NHS regime
4-Jun-2008
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Anti-smoking consultation begins
2-Jun-2008
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NEDs who guide trusts in crisis
30-May-2008
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Quality has to bind the Darzi recipe for reform
29-May-2008
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Paul Corrigan and Ben Page on PCT accountability
27-May-2008
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Non-executive directors: driving performance in the NHS
23-May-2008
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Barbara Young warns on cash for GP regulation
22-May-2008
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HSJ survey: chiefs and managers at odds on patient safety
22-May-2008
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Missing: the notes of more than a million outpatients
22-May-2008
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Noel Plumridge on why safety is just a ritual
22-May-2008
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Developing the annual health check
20-May-2008
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Patient safety survey: those in peril
19-May-2008
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Baroness Young confirmed as Care Quality chair
15-May-2008
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Barbara Young backed as Care Quality Commission chair
15-May-2008
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National GP assessment to aid choice
15-May-2008
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Inquiry reveals gap in paediatric training
14-May-2008
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Patient satisfaction varies massively, survey shows
14-May-2008
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Barbara Young sets out vision for Care Quality Commission
8-May-2008
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Scottish Health and Safety Executive appoints director
8-May-2008
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Barbara Young to chair Care Quality Commission
8-May-2008
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Foundation trusts must improve on MRSA
8-May-2008
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Perfect union: why partnerships must seek local public opinion
8-May-2008
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NHS Western Isles criticised for financial failings
7-May-2008
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Mental health history: taking over the asylum
6-May-2008
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Care Quality chair to be scrutinised by MPs
2-May-2008
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Health check rating benchmarks 'unfair'
1-May-2008
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Jon Restell on information overload
1-May-2008
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Leicestershire Partnership trust rapped over killer's treatment
1-May-2008
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Peers turn against Care Quality Commission
1-May-2008
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Care Quality Commission chair announced
30-Apr-2008
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
30-Apr-2008
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New rules on umbilical cord blood collection
30-Apr-2008
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NHS60: Five days that shook the NHS
30-Apr-2008
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C difficile figures are grounds for 'optimism' - Confed
25-Apr-2008
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Healthcare Commission launches spot checks
24-Apr-2008
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on acute trust challenges
24-Apr-2008
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Surprise hygiene checks for every acute trust
24-Apr-2008
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Former ambulance trust chief defends controversial style
17-Apr-2008
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PCTs ignoring demands to inspect private providers
17-Apr-2008
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PCTs warned not to fail on choice
17-Apr-2008
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Targets create ambulance staff tension
17-Apr-2008
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Care quality data on mental health is too hard to pin down
10-Apr-2008
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Gibb sues former employer
10-Apr-2008
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New unit set up as trusts miss green targets
10-Apr-2008
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Patient safety tops list of complaints to Healthcare Commission
10-Apr-2008
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Staff survey shows low opinion of senior management
10-Apr-2008
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Staff survey points to poor communication
9-Apr-2008
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How the NHS is failing vulnerable adults
8-Apr-2008
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How primary care grew up
7-Apr-2008
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
3-Apr-2008
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High exception rate worth £15k income
3-Apr-2008
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PCTs face tough questions on QOF reporting
3-Apr-2008
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Self-harm incidents at Broadmoor's trust investigated
3-Apr-2008
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Special measures removed after abuse trust improves
3-Apr-2008
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Specialist cleaning inspectors to be deployed
31-Mar-2008
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Foundation trusts in breach of MRSA targets
31-Mar-2008
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Former NHS executive jailed
27-Mar-2008
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Ombudsmen rule against mental health trust
27-Mar-2008
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Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock
27-Mar-2008
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Department outlines 18 quality standards
27-Mar-2008
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Freedom of information: accountability is part of the job
27-Mar-2008
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Most ambulance trusts off course for new target
27-Mar-2008
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PCT threatened with court over fight for information
27-Mar-2008
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Report calls for improvement in chronic pain services
26-Mar-2008
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Views sought on provider registration
26-Mar-2008
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Two in five trusts turn away women in labour, figures show
20-Mar-2008
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DH response to Monitor under wraps
20-Mar-2008
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An eye on Monitor
20-Mar-2008
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Auditors concerned over Hinchingbrooke's £38.7m deficit
20-Mar-2008
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Care Quality Commission salary is 'ridiculously low'
20-Mar-2008
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Care Quality Commission: open your wallet and pay for real talent
20-Mar-2008
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PCTs may call for foundation style freedoms
20-Mar-2008
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Role of pharmacy
20-Mar-2008
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Consultation on independent sector regulation
19-Mar-2008
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Radiation warning for hospitals
14-Mar-2008
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Inquiry into bullying claims at nursing council
13-Mar-2008
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Doubts over super-regulator
13-Mar-2008
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Media Watch: drug maker under scrutiny
13-Mar-2008
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Partnership working: taking targets a la carte
13-Mar-2008
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Views sought on revalidation of doctors
7-Mar-2008
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Charity welcomes tighter controls on drug companies
7-Mar-2008
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No probes into London mental health killings
6-Mar-2008
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Surgeons are safe
6-Mar-2008
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New super-regulator begins to take shape
28-Feb-2008
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Speak now to influence the new regulator
27-Feb-2008
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Monitor watching
22-Feb-2008
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We are still accountable to the public
22-Feb-2008
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Monitor challenges DH on freedoms
22-Feb-2008
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Auditor finds PbR has 'questionable' impact on efficiency
14-Feb-2008
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Violence increases but training in restraint techniques is still on hold
14-Feb-2008
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Alan Maynard on hard questions for NICE
7-Feb-2008
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Bromley Hospitals trust fails cleanliness spot check
7-Feb-2008
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Focus on targets instead of patients led to health scandals
7-Feb-2008
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Regulator told to include public in its work
7-Feb-2008
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Unison takes Monitor to court in wake of income cap silence
7-Feb-2008
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Bromley hospital breached hygiene rules, say inspectors
6-Feb-2008
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Learn from patient safety failures, trusts urged
4-Feb-2008
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Value for many - improving learning difficulties services
4-Feb-2008
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Clinical audit programme under new management
1-Feb-2008
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Call to bar worst managers
31-Jan-2008
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Commission calls for power to suspend non-executives
31-Jan-2008
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Scottish plan to fight fraud
31-Jan-2008
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Watchdog gives maternity services a 'wake-up call'
31-Jan-2008
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New guidance on controlled drugs
30-Jan-2008
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Mental health review group named
28-Jan-2008
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Report raises worries over ultrasound quality
25-Jan-2008
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Fertility work suspended at two clinics
24-Jan-2008
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Super-regulator could be threat to vulnerable
24-Jan-2008
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EU information-sharing would improve patient safety, says GMC
23-Jan-2008
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Welsh GP care comes under scrutiny
18-Jan-2008
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NHS constitution dangerous, warns King's Fund
17-Jan-2008
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Care Quality Commission could threaten accountability, Monitor warns
17-Jan-2008
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Exclusive: leaked letter shows tensions over C diff outbreak
17-Jan-2008
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Ministers should heed warnings over accountability
17-Jan-2008
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Health staff need clear sexual boundaries, says watchdog
11-Jan-2008
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government's infection control strategy
8-Jan-2008
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Nursing and Midwifery Council public protection pledge
4-Jan-2008
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Guidelines plea over ambulance volunteers
20-Dec-2007
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HSJ review of the year: jobless doctors, lethal bugs and a £1.8bn pile of unspent cash
20-Dec-2007
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New health check will rate PCT commissioning skills
20-Dec-2007
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Regulate volunteer ambulance assistance, says Healthcare Commission
14-Dec-2007
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Nicholson's operating framework gets mixed review
14-Dec-2007
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Sir Liam's patient safety spotlight shines on PCTs
13-Dec-2007
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DoH is tackling bureaucracy, progress report claims
11-Dec-2007
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Extended protection for Scottish health workers
10-Dec-2007
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Foundation trust status fails to drive improvement
6-Dec-2007
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Johnson will choose Care Quality Commission chief
6-Dec-2007
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Learning difficulties report slates poor care and lack of activities
6-Dec-2007
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Monitor tracks Peterborough waiting time breaches
6-Dec-2007
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PCT annual health checks may include green targets
6-Dec-2007
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Report exposes failings of private mental healthcare
6-Dec-2007
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Some great work, but PCTs are still a long way off 'world class'
6-Dec-2007
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Healthcare Commission slams learning disabilities care
3-Dec-2007
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Mental health: no-one wins in homicide blame game
29-Nov-2007
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Costs for super-watchdog set at 'bizarrely low' level
22-Nov-2007
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Night-time trauma care gets damning verdict
22-Nov-2007
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papworth
20-Nov-2007
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Papworth transplants given green light
19-Nov-2007
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Infection control: C difficile measures improve at Stoke Mandeville
15-Nov-2007
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News rules for pharamaceutical companies
15-Nov-2007
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Progress reported at infection-hit Stoke Mandeville
15-Nov-2007
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Doncaster
13-Nov-2007
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Treasury may veto golden handshakes for trust chief executives
8-Nov-2007
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Trusts doing well will not be penalised for historic deficits
8-Nov-2007
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Two hospital directors sacked in fraud probe
8-Nov-2007
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Mental health: the safety scandal
5-Nov-2007
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Review of heart transplant mortality rates
5-Nov-2007
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Four out of five prison mental health teams are falling short
1-Nov-2007
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GP access: experts question whether more practices will help
1-Nov-2007
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GP practices prepare for visits from new inspector
1-Nov-2007
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GPs 'cheating' bonus scheme, study finds
1-Nov-2007
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Has the PCT reconfiguration delivered the results it promised?
1-Nov-2007
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Hospitals accused of failing to clean ambulances
1-Nov-2007
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PCTs and hospitals dispute millions of pounds of debts
1-Nov-2007
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Foundation trust applicants face an uncertain future
25-Oct-2007
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Health check ratings: primary care scores 'not like with like'
25-Oct-2007
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Media Watch: Cornwall trust achieves YouTube fame
25-Oct-2007
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NHS Scotland to face independent scrutiny
25-Oct-2007
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'Urgent action' needed on poor money management, says Audit Commission
25-Oct-2007
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West Herts chief steps down in wake of attacks from three local MPs
25-Oct-2007
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Worst-performing trusts defiant at threat of takeover
25-Oct-2007
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New measures to improve cleanliness in Welsh hospitals
24-Oct-2007
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Finances still weak at many trusts, says Audit Commission
23-Oct-2007
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Foundation trusts applications: shape up or ship out
22-Oct-2007
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chief exec resigns
22-Oct-2007
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Drink warnings needed, says BMA
22-Oct-2007
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Takeover not a good option, say chief execs
22-Oct-2007
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Former Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chair was 'hung out to dry'
18-Oct-2007
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Health check case study: Mid Cheshire Hospitals trust praises staff
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: commission promises to intervene in 33 worst-performing trusts
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: Cornwall trust weak on quality and resources
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: does the NHS want for good management?
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: Foundations lead the pack but PCTs still fighting in the rear
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: IT problems limit patient choice
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: PCTs struggle to improve
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: trusts set to hit flagship waiting time target
18-Oct-2007
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Media Watch: Rose Gibb special
18-Oct-2007
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One in four hospital trusts not hitting infection control targets
18-Oct-2007
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Annual performance ratings due
17-Oct-2007
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Healthcare Commission lists a catalogue of failings in handling of C difficile outbreaks
11-Oct-2007
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Infection control: we are here for the patients, not targets
11-Oct-2007
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Media Watch: an odd week in politics
11-Oct-2007
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SHAs warned over weak foundation trust applications
11-Oct-2007
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Your Humble Servant: the dreaded healthcheck
11-Oct-2007
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Baby units stretched, claims charity
11-Oct-2007
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Paul Jennings on measuring clinicians
8-Oct-2007
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Complaints
8-Oct-2007
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Trusts told to improve complaints handling
8-Oct-2007
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Give smokers nicotine products, says RCP
5-Oct-2007
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Disability watchdog names and shames SHAs
4-Oct-2007
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Going off Ofcare
4-Oct-2007
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Healthcare Commission finds hygiene code is 'not hitting the headlines' in acute trusts
4-Oct-2007
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Hygiene: staff won't follow where they are not led
4-Oct-2007
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Monitor applicant deferrals
4-Oct-2007
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Provider services: get up to speed on quality
1-Oct-2007
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nice
28-Sep-2007
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Department should explain itself on race
27-Sep-2007
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DoH 'letting down ethnic minorities'
27-Sep-2007
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Labour conference: localist messages do not cover a nasty whiff of central control
27-Sep-2007
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Safety first as government gets tough on causes of superbugs
27-Sep-2007
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Spot checks on dignity standards welcomed
27-Sep-2007
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Dignity in older people's care needs improvement
27-Sep-2007
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Institutional discrimination rife in NHS, says rights commission
27-Sep-2007
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Media Watch
20-Sep-2007
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Do not 'party' early, Monitor warns trusts
20-Sep-2007
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07/08/16/n/healthcarecommissionnib/lh
20-Sep-2007
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Human rights let down by existing law
20-Sep-2007
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Improvements still needed in mental health
20-Sep-2007
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PCTs to consult on Darzi's London blueprint
20-Sep-2007
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Trust in bully probe praised for progress
20-Sep-2007
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Heather Walker on clinical measures
19-Sep-2007
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Doctors in the dark over future of regulation
13-Sep-2007
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Call for HIV test kit review
12-Sep-2007
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MTAS: after the storm
10-Sep-2007
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Ofcare may not cover public health
7-Sep-2007
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Exclusive: SHAs understaffed and under pressure, say managers' union
6-Sep-2007
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Service users expose care gap
6-Sep-2007
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Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'
6-Sep-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on avoidable deaths
5-Sep-2007
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Review of Modernising Medical Careers was handled properly
4-Sep-2007
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
3-Sep-2007
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
3-Sep-2007
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BMA adds weight to IT inquiry calls
3-Sep-2007
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Signs of improvement from community mental health services
3-Sep-2007
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Commissioning's stakeholders design their world-class future
31-Aug-2007
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Misleading forecasts could spell disaster
31-Aug-2007
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Pilots making little difference
31-Aug-2007
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Pilots making little difference
31-Aug-2007
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Scotland urged to look beyond GPs for out-of-hours services
31-Aug-2007
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Timely action will save lives and restore public confidence
31-Aug-2007
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Finance chiefs confess to burying bad news
29-Aug-2007
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Nursing council publishes fitness to practise report
29-Aug-2007
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Hilary Thomas on differing points of view
28-Aug-2007
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Dental association calls for amnesty on financial penalties
28-Aug-2007
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Community engagement needed to combat elder abuse
24-Aug-2007
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Report on maternity services in Wales launched
22-Aug-2007
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National patient choice survey results
17-Aug-2007
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Born under a bad sign
16-Aug-2007
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Care homes must do more to protect elderly
16-Aug-2007
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High Court drugs ruling marks latest skirmish in war of words
16-Aug-2007
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Human rights let down by existing law
16-Aug-2007
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Infection video tool launched
16-Aug-2007
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Inquiry calls for action on age discrimination
16-Aug-2007
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Inquiry calls for action on age discrimination
16-Aug-2007
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Older people not receiving enough mental health support
16-Aug-2007
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Victory for NICE as High Court rejects drugs firm complaints
16-Aug-2007
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Ex-offenders should not be excluded from volunteering
14-Aug-2007
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Darzi pledges not to tinker
9-Aug-2007
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Darzi takes the blows as review develops
9-Aug-2007
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Massive inaccuracies mar GP patient choice website
9-Aug-2007
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Ministers face accusation of burying report
9-Aug-2007
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Andrew Jones on which way now?
6-Aug-2007
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'Blame culture' is driving staff errors underground
2-Aug-2007
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Criminal checks fail to exclude staff
2-Aug-2007
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Deferrals and delays put applications target at risk
2-Aug-2007
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DoH demands better access for patients
2-Aug-2007
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Target-driven department is off the mark
2-Aug-2007
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The public needs reassurance that it is in the safest hands
2-Aug-2007
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Why minorities still stand out from the primary care crowd
2-Aug-2007
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Working patterns must change for pay benefits to show
2-Aug-2007
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Cash not the secret to hitting 18-week target
26-Jul-2007
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Clarity needed on 'stealth' social enterprise bodies
26-Jul-2007
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Fewer targets means more accountability
26-Jul-2007
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Infection control leads not qualified
26-Jul-2007
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Johnson wants competition to prop up poor GP access
26-Jul-2007
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Ministers must win battle on provision to fulfil early promise
26-Jul-2007
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New PSAs will boost local freedoms
26-Jul-2007
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NPSA prepares awareness campaign
26-Jul-2007
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Safe crackers
26-Jul-2007
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Hilary Thomas on trust and safety
23-Jul-2007
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Protecting public and patient involvement
23-Jul-2007
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Donaldson warns off budget raiders
19-Jul-2007
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'Information gap' warning over NICE guidance uptake
19-Jul-2007
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Inspector calls for reviews of commissioning
19-Jul-2007
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ISTC data is 'poor quality'
19-Jul-2007
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It's a question of trust: will the new ministers devolve power?
19-Jul-2007
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Ministers have no time for bold moves, warns Dickson
19-Jul-2007
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Monitor to government: do not let foundation trusts slip
19-Jul-2007
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MPs attack £12m 'back-room' deal
19-Jul-2007
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Ringfencing is only a short-term cash fix
19-Jul-2007
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Surgeon puts capital at cutting edge of policy
19-Jul-2007
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
17-Jul-2007
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Foundation trusts deliver real results, says report
17-Jul-2007
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National Performance Advisory Group newsletter
16-Jul-2007
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New body to oversee pharmacy regulation
16-Jul-2007
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
13-Jul-2007
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Views sought on tackling NHS fraud
13-Jul-2007
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Darzi's review shows who has the power in the new top team
12-Jul-2007
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Exclusive: HSE clears infection death managers
12-Jul-2007
-
Healthcare Commission slams sexual health data
12-Jul-2007
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Hospital viruses could pose terrorism threat
12-Jul-2007
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London review: everyday problems at heart of proposals
12-Jul-2007
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MPs hit out over Supply Chain secrecy
12-Jul-2007
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NHS split over Darzi review's reach
12-Jul-2007
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Lib Dems call for IT review
11-Jul-2007
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Report criticises regulatory impact assessments
11-Jul-2007
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A milestone in self-management
9-Jul-2007
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First improvement notice in hygiene clampdown
9-Jul-2007
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18-week target being met for more than half of patients
6-Jul-2007
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Concerns over access to heart services
6-Jul-2007
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Commission criticises sexual heath data
5-Jul-2007
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Dementia care lags behind
5-Jul-2007
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Healthcheck survey uncovers stress, delays and frustration
5-Jul-2007
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Restructuring puts mothers at risk, warns Healthcare Commission
5-Jul-2007
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London PCT faces investigation
4-Jul-2007
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Ali Mohammed on performance ratings
2-Jul-2007
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Legal briefing: of mice and men (and babies)
2-Jul-2007
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Ruth Hussey on improvement through inspection
2-Jul-2007
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NICE guidance on interventional procedures
29-Jun-2007
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Black chief executives in single figures, report reveals
28-Jun-2007
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Czars face the axe as policy shifts
28-Jun-2007
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Witness dates announced for NICE inquiry
28-Jun-2007
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Health secretary suggests elected PCT boards and a new constitution
21-Jun-2007
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PCTs ignoring orders on patient group involvement
21-Jun-2007
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More trusts fail to meet hygiene code
18-Jun-2007
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Bear the burden of getting care just right
14-Jun-2007
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Bill exposes flaws in plans for greater patient involvement
14-Jun-2007
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Independent treatment centre move redefines choice
14-Jun-2007
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LINks scrutiny system to bar patient networks from access to key services
14-Jun-2007
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Study points to QOF gaming
14-Jun-2007
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Trusts face monitoring on take-up of private services
14-Jun-2007
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Weekly scrutiny for SHAs: junior doctor recruitment will be top priority
14-Jun-2007
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DoH publishes diagnostic waiting times
13-Jun-2007
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New initiative reaches out to carers
13-Jun-2007
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Report addresses fairness in the NHS
13-Jun-2007
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AIDS drug recalled
7-Jun-2007
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Concerns raised over accuracy of PCT benchmarking
7-Jun-2007
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Leak reveals plan for Ofcare regime of fines and closures
7-Jun-2007
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Ofcare: 'Ambitions and metrics' mark launch of a new regulatory era
7-Jun-2007
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Ofcare: assessment framework to rank trusts' performance
7-Jun-2007
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'On track to hit the 18-week target'
7-Jun-2007
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Providers brace for new regulation fee regime
7-Jun-2007
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Tide turns on health secretary's 'undermining' local influence
7-Jun-2007
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Trusts to be held to local promises, says NHS chief
7-Jun-2007
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Healthcare Commission announces hygiene spot checks
4-Jun-2007
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Former NHS chief heads disability inquiry
1-Jun-2007
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Primary care trusts charged with rewriting £300m script
31-May-2007
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PCTs grapple with grey areas of GP-led commissioning
24-May-2007
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Andrew Jones on independence day
21-May-2007
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Pharmacy regulation plans get go-ahead
16-May-2007
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In pursuit of happiness
10-May-2007
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Performance rating appeals upheld
10-May-2007
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Blair warns against independence
3-May-2007
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Cash-strapped contraceptive services plead for a target
3-May-2007
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NHS chief warned over 'damning' contract report
3-May-2007
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Tories and Lib Dems criticise Blair legacy
3-May-2007
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Diagnostic test waiting times released by DoH
19-Apr-2007
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David Amos on grievances
16-Apr-2007
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Web system to monitor C Difficile hotspots
13-Apr-2007
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Trusts face legal action over disability duty
5-Apr-2007
-
Ambulance staff falsified response-time figures
5-Apr-2007
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Monitor publishes revised compliance framework
5-Apr-2007
-
ONS launches medicines distribution study
4-Apr-2007
-
Healthcare Commission praises pathology departments
3-Apr-2007
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Trust, Assurance and Safety - the reaction
2-Apr-2007
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Commissioning: Hewitt slams 'unacceptable' interference by trusts
29-Mar-2007
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Commission 'scapegoating' trusts over safety
22-Mar-2007
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Consistency and agreement are needed to spread success
22-Mar-2007
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Improving picture for imaging
22-Mar-2007
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Long-term care patients out of pocket
22-Mar-2007
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Out-of-hours firms under review
22-Mar-2007
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Commission to look at learning disabilities accusations
12-Mar-2007
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Commissioner demands a better deal for children
8-Mar-2007
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Pharmaceutical company ordered to withdraw advertising
7-Mar-2007
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Changes to GP regulation welcomed by managers
1-Mar-2007
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Children's services branded patchy
28-Feb-2007
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Committee sets audiology inquiry date
27-Feb-2007
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Half of ambulance trusts missing response targets
22-Feb-2007
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Historic changes to pharmacy profession
22-Feb-2007
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Monitor criticised for data demand
22-Feb-2007
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DoH to publish professional regulation white paper
21-Feb-2007
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No single cause for NHS deficits, says government
20-Feb-2007
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Witnesses called to PPI evidence sessions
20-Feb-2007
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National Audit Office slates DoH over £12m Dr Foster deal
8-Feb-2007
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GPs to face tougher tests on surgery
8-Feb-2007
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News anlaysis: germinators look to Europe for next ideas in superbug war
8-Feb-2007
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MHRA to consult on Cyclo-f
8-Feb-2007
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Society calls for end to unnecessary suffering
8-Feb-2007
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Inquiry into electronic patient record launched
6-Feb-2007
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Clinicians under the spotlight
5-Feb-2007
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NHS urged to learn from mistakes
1-Feb-2007
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C difficile cases up 5pc on last year, says HPA
1-Feb-2007
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Your Humble Servant: disaster planning
1-Feb-2007
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New chair of NHS Litigation Authority
31-Jan-2007
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MPs slam £900m construction project failure
30-Jan-2007
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New patient experience scores published
29-Jan-2007
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Watchdog appoints three new commissioners
26-Jan-2007
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Joint working: more power for councils will test relations
25-Jan-2007
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NHS and councils could be placed under 'single regime' for assessment
25-Jan-2007
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Public wants politics left out of treatment decision, says survey
25-Jan-2007
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Staffordshire Ambulance trust faces safety probe
25-Jan-2007
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'Third sector' inquiry launched
25-Jan-2007
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Watchdog seeks people involved in learning disabilities
25-Jan-2007
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Commission appoints new head of independent healthcare
16-Jan-2007
-
Nursing code gets overhaul
16-Jan-2007
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Health committee to investigate audiology
15-Jan-2007
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Trust chiefs warned on race compliance
12-Jan-2007
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Clinical governance at old PCTs was patchy, finds National Audit Office
11-Jan-2007
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DoH considered fines for MRSA failures
11-Jan-2007
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More families paying for their own social care
10-Jan-2007
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Inpatient waiting times fall
5-Jan-2007
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Sir Liam announces NPSA 'refocus'
4-Jan-2007
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Sir Liam demands faster progress on safety
3-Jan-2007
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A freedom framework will unite former foes
1-Jan-2007
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Anna Donald on turning cogs in a blancmange
1-Jan-2007
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Apology after appointments code breach
1-Jan-2007
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Audit Commission and NAO calls for debt bail-outs
1-Jan-2007
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Brent PCT faces scrutiny after council wrangle
1-Jan-2007
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Broken pledge to cut red tape
1-Jan-2007
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Clinicians under the spotlight
1-Jan-2007
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Commission orders trusts to provide proof of non-discrimination policies
1-Jan-2007
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Confederation hits out at regulation overhaul
1-Jan-2007
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Confusion around merger of key inspectors
1-Jan-2007
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Danger signals on safety
1-Jan-2007
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Design for living
1-Jan-2007
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Diabetes care must improve
1-Jan-2007
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Directors resign as report finds 'many years' of abuse
1-Jan-2007
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Doctors slam reform plans
1-Jan-2007
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DoH opts out of traffic light rating for PCTs
1-Jan-2007
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DoH urges primary care trusts to embrace change quicker
1-Jan-2007
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European directive could hamper electronic records
1-Jan-2007
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Every GP practice to get kitemark rating
1-Jan-2007
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Fight against superbugs given £50m boost
1-Jan-2007
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Foundation governance definitely not kids' stuff
1-Jan-2007
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Foundation will take on troubled Good Hope
1-Jan-2007
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Funding row could see 1,800 patients rejected by foundation
1-Jan-2007
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Get together
1-Jan-2007
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Gill Morgan on believing in the NHS
1-Jan-2007
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GMC offers an end to doctors' self-regulation
1-Jan-2007
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GP star-rating talks called off over fears of misuse
1-Jan-2007
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Healthcare Commission takes a hard line on hospital infection
1-Jan-2007
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Healthcheck ratings: tougher test means story must be retold
1-Jan-2007
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Heart failure review reveals 'worrying' variations in care
1-Jan-2007
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Hewitt hints at likely loss of Monitor regulatory role
1-Jan-2007
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Hospices face losing special fee arrangements
1-Jan-2007
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How overview and scrutiny committees can help, or hinder, NHS service redesign
1-Jan-2007
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How to be top
1-Jan-2007
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Improvement notice for trust
1-Jan-2007
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Infant mortality highest in deprived areas, finds research
1-Jan-2007
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Information Centre prepares to expand role
1-Jan-2007
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Inside track: finance - what's on managers' minds this week
1-Jan-2007
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Interim chair named for 'perilous' Yorkshire trust
1-Jan-2007
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Just the end of the beginning for Monitor
1-Jan-2007
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London Provider Agency takes up scrutiny role
1-Jan-2007
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on getting safety on board
1-Jan-2007
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Maternity unit's near miss
1-Jan-2007
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Media watch
1-Jan-2007
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Media Watch: doctor MoTs
1-Jan-2007
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Michael white on politics
1-Jan-2007
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'Micro-management' fears spark debate on regulation
1-Jan-2007
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Mike Cooke on mental health
1-Jan-2007
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Mike White on politics
1-Jan-2007
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Money no excuse for hampering progress
1-Jan-2007
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Monitor concern over foundation progress
1-Jan-2007
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Monitor hails £75m surplus at foundation trusts
1-Jan-2007
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More power to scrutiny
1-Jan-2007
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Moving down the line to financial stability
1-Jan-2007
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MP wants medics in uniforms to cut infection
1-Jan-2007
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MPs launch contract cleaning probe
1-Jan-2007
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NAO quizzed on 'glowing' IT report
1-Jan-2007
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New guidance revolutionises NHS waste management
1-Jan-2007
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NHS and politics inseparable, says PM adviser
1-Jan-2007
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Noel Plumridge on PFI passions running high
1-Jan-2007
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NPSA 'struggling' with adverse incident reports
1-Jan-2007
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Number 10 summit: managers tell PM more cash is needed for 18-week target
1-Jan-2007
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Patient and public involvement: clear water must flow into the goldfish bowl
1-Jan-2007
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Patient safety: making the most of an incident
1-Jan-2007
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Patients treated in 18 weeks on the increase
1-Jan-2007
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PCT autonomy plans dropped
1-Jan-2007
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Performance: patients' reviews to go online
1-Jan-2007
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Politicians in line for a drubbing, ahead of Confed debate
1-Jan-2007
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Proposals recommend new role for trusts in detecting rogue doctors
1-Jan-2007
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Radiation overdose triggers probe
1-Jan-2007
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RCP: don't measure medics on HES
1-Jan-2007
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Regional contrasts exposed in access to mental healthcare
1-Jan-2007
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Report calls for royal pharmaceutical college
1-Jan-2007
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Report finds PCTs wanting on gender equality
1-Jan-2007
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Scottish helpline implicated in two deaths
1-Jan-2007
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Sea change in health scrutiny
1-Jan-2007
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Service redesign 'needs scrutiny', says Audit Commission
1-Jan-2007
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Sex clinic under pressure as HIV rates increase
1-Jan-2007
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Simon Stevens on Brown's opening salvo
1-Jan-2007
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'Sliding scale' for misconduct burden of proof
1-Jan-2007
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Some trusts will stay in red, MPs warn
1-Jan-2007
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Sophia Christie on primary care
1-Jan-2007
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Sophia Christie on the power of targets
1-Jan-2007
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Staff asked to stay at home as Scarborough accounts come under investigation
1-Jan-2007
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Stronger links between annual health check and peer review
1-Jan-2007
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Surgical spirit soars in defence of the clinician
1-Jan-2007
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Treaty clash between regulatory rivals
1-Jan-2007
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Trusts declare on new ratings
1-Jan-2007
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Trusts face 15 public productivity rankings
1-Jan-2007
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UK healthcare ranked best value for money
1-Jan-2007
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Under-fire agency plans its future
1-Jan-2007
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Walker claims admissions of failure show assessment works
1-Jan-2007
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Watchdog has PbR's care impact in its sights
1-Jan-2007
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Welsh 999 boss hails progress
1-Jan-2007
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Why binning bad habits will take the fudge out of finance
1-Jan-2007
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Independent providers opened up to public scrutiny
20-Dec-2006
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MHRA issues safety warning about blood glucose meters
18-Dec-2006
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New assisted reproduction proposals published
15-Dec-2006
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Exclusive: PCT fitness bill hits £6.5m
14-Dec-2006
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Medicines agency reports progress on over-the-counter medicines
12-Dec-2006
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Cold comfort for the waitbusters
11-Dec-2006
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Monitor will demand service level figures from foundation trusts
7-Dec-2006
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Audit Commission says PCTs should fine acutes for errors
7-Dec-2006
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Hit squads set to swoop over Scottish cancer targets
7-Dec-2006
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Failing trusts can be shut down
30-Nov-2006
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New agenda replaces targets
30-Nov-2006
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Power to close NHS organisations gives super-regulator super-teeth
30-Nov-2006
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Healthcare watchdog finds patients' NHS experience differs
30-Nov-2006
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Minister demands action on social care underperformance
30-Nov-2006
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MPs to probe NHS IT
29-Nov-2006
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Consultation launched on promotion of NHS services
28-Nov-2006
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Janet Askham on the need to improve patient feedback
27-Nov-2006
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Annual healthcheck overhauled
27-Nov-2006
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Department of Health launches GP satisfaction survey
27-Nov-2006
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National learning disabilities audit updated
27-Nov-2006
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Joint health and social care regulation body delayed as plans are left out of Queen's Speech
23-Nov-2006
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PEC proposals promise equality for clinicians and managers
23-Nov-2006
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Dental association: NHS should not be given more regulatory powers
21-Nov-2006
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Listening to complaints
20-Nov-2006
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Turnaround help for a third of acutes as deficits reach £1.2bn gross
16-Nov-2006
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NPSA issues advice on blood transfusions
13-Nov-2006
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WHO director general shortlist announced
7-Nov-2006
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Nicholson to give evidence to spending enquiry
3-Nov-2006
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Select committee to investigate patient involvement
3-Nov-2006
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Government urges quicker action on infection rates
2-Nov-2006
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LINks to get scrutiny role
2-Nov-2006
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Push to publish clinical data
2-Nov-2006
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Healthcare Commission criticises care of young offenders
1-Nov-2006
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State of healthcare report published
30-Oct-2006
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Efficiency indicators do not tell the story behind the numbers
25-Oct-2006
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Sue Slipman on foundation trusts and the healthcheck ratings
25-Oct-2006
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Commission says sorry for PCT score mistakes
19-Oct-2006
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GMC: patients should rate GPs
12-Oct-2006
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Healthcheck ratings: Audit Commission focuses on 37 trusts that failed in key areas
12-Oct-2006
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Healthcheck: just 11 have self-declared ratings reduced after inspection
12-Oct-2006
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News analysis: Jostling parties reignite debate on limiting Whitehall meddling
12-Oct-2006
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Only two top scorers in first year of healthcheck ratings
12-Oct-2006
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Audit Commission report criticises Ipswich trust as deficit reaches £24m
5-Oct-2006
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NICE chief calls for QOF recognition
5-Oct-2006
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PCT chief questions value of competency assessments
5-Oct-2006
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Burnham: come to table with councils
28-Sep-2006
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Foundation trusts out-performing NHS trusts, says Monitor
28-Sep-2006
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Healthcare Commission to phase in developmental standards over three years
28-Sep-2006
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NAOM plans value for money study on Dr Foster deal
28-Sep-2006
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Richards claims improved cancer drug uptake
28-Sep-2006
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No easy answers on difficile: the problem of acquired infections
14-Sep-2006
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Admin error blamed for children's services' poor rating
7-Sep-2006
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Exclusive: Audit Commission calls for 'radical action' to plug Manchester health gap
7-Sep-2006
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Exclusive: Monitor says spending cuts could slow 18-week progress
31-Aug-2006
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Healthcare Commission gives maternity unit safety warning
31-Aug-2006
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Comment: Anger as fitness for purpose programme fails on fairness
24-Aug-2006
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Community foundation trusts - market forces or forced markets?
24-Aug-2006
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CRE warning over NHS failure on race information
24-Aug-2006
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Walk-in centres have little effect on inequalities, says report
24-Aug-2006
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Kieran Walshe on professional regulation
17-Aug-2006
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NPSA chief executives put on leave
10-Aug-2006
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Sir Liam's damning verdict heralds new dawn of regulation
10-Aug-2006
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Monitor lays down law on foundations' acquisitions and mergers
3-Aug-2006
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Blair interview: 'A pound wasted is one not spent on NHS values'
15-Jun-2006
