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NewsNHS facing another national maternity services review
Another major inquiry into patient safety within NHS maternity departments is being considered, HSJ has learned, this time by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair resigns amid calls for public inquiry
The chair of a challenged mental health trust facing ongoing calls for a public inquiry has resigned months after its former CEO also departed.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits it ‘cannot safely run’ maternity service
A trust is set to close one of its birthing units for at least six months after admitting it “cannot safely run” the service.
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NewsTrust secures ‘good’ ratings after years of safety failures
The trust at the heart of long-running maternity care failures has had both its units upgraded to “good” from “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCQC hires NHSE director as chief inspector
NHS England’s inequalities director has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s new chief inspector of primary and community services.
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NewsSacked CEO treated ‘unreasonably’ by NHS agency
An NHS agency continued to resist a claim for unfair dismissal from its former chief executive even after it became clear there was no basis to do so, a judge has concluded.
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NewsTrust’s A&E service jumps from inadequate to good after site move
An emergency department previously criticised by inspectors has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” by the Care Quality Commission following its move to a new site.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: 15% more hopeful
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsCQC tells trust to move care of sick babies
A trust has moved the care of some sick babies out of one of its neonatal units at the Care Quality Commission’s request.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Lessons from the CQC’s failed transformation project
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsTrust condemned for ‘unskilled and superficial’ response to baby’s death
A coroner has warned that the lives of future mothers and babies could be put at risk unless funding for the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations programme is extended, while severely criticising a trust over a baby’s death.
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NewsFailed CQC transformation cost £99m
The Care Quality Commission spent £99m on a transformation programme that failed to achieve most of the promised benefits, a highly critical independent report has revealed.
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NewsCQC needs to pay inspectors more, says chair
The Care Quality Commission’s incoming chair says it needs to pay more to recruit experienced inspectors.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The end of an era
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsNHSE names critical care doctor as interim national director
An interim national director of patient safety has been appointed, after the permanent postholder was seconded to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsPatients told to soil themselves in understaffed A&E
The Care Quality Commission has reported on an emergency department with 55-hour A&E corridor waits, and some frail patients being told to soil themselves because there was no one to take them to the toilet, while another had to urinate into a bottle without privacy curtains.
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NewsNew NHSE chair seeks ‘clear accountability and responsibility’
The author of a major report into quality and governance in the NHS has stressed the responsibility of local boards – and hinted at a rebalancing from regulators to providers.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Familiar faces take up new roles at NHSE and CQC
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsEx-chief inspector set to chair CQC
Former chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards is the preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission, the government has announced.
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NewsHigh newborn death rates revealed at large trust
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny had neonatal mortality rates nearly twice the average of similiar units in 2023, new audit figures reveal.