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NewsCQC chair nearly said no to job
The government’s chosen candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission has revealed she initially turned the opportunity down, and that the regulator’s former chair had told her it was not a “great idea”.
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NewsTrust fails in bid to overturn CQC warning notice
One of the NHS’s most troubled trusts made an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Care Quality Commission issuing it with a warning notice.
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NewsRevealed: The eight trusts with ‘worse than expected’ inpatient care
Eight trusts performed “worse than expected”, the Care Quality Commission’s annual survey of inpatient experience at acute and specialist trusts has revealed.
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NewsGPs and governors call for trust group to split
Local GPs have joined calls from governors and consultants to break up a controversial partnership between two trusts.
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CommentA true test of NHS leadership?
Tackling racism in the NHS requires more than standards and compliance. It needs leaders with the courage to stand up for staff and act when discrimination occurs
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News‘Serious failure of governance’ at ‘coach crash’ GP practice
The last remaining partner at a collapsing GP practice has admitted a “serious failure of governance” and likened its problems to a “coach crash”.
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NewsRevealed: CQC ratings gap triples over a decade
The proportion of acute trusts with an overall Care Quality Commission rating that disagrees with at least one of their main hospital sites has tripled over the past decade, analysis reveals.
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NewsHospitals must report on 25 maternity ‘deliverables’
Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service’s response to two damning reviews.
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NewsConsultants vote to oust CEO
Three-quarters of consultants at a trust have signed a letter declaring they have no confidence in their chief executive.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’
A hospital trust’s leadership has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission and accused of ”excessive scrutiny” of staff.
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NewsProvider fined £600k over death
A provider has been fined more than £600,000 over the death of a 33-year-old mental health patient who sought a private admission after being turned down by the NHS.
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NewsCEO to take on third trust
A CEO who leads two South Yorkshire trusts has been appointed to run a third on an interim basis.
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NewsMaternity ‘sidelined by boards and poorly understood by medical directors’
Maternity services, despite numerous scathing reviews, are still sidelined by trust boards and often poorly understood by medical directors, who view them as being outside the mainstream and delivered by “slightly odd folk”, a leading expert has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC names new CEO
A senior civil servant who has run the food safety regulator will be the new CEO of the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCQC chief faces ‘inherent conflict’
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission is set to become responsible for deciding whether to remove “safe space” protection from whistleblowers’ information, which a former health minister has called an “inherent conflict”.
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News16 trusts ‘streamlined’ towards advanced FT status
Sixteen trusts are entering a “streamlined” application process to become advanced foundation trusts, NHS England has announced.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘The wrong voices’
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsGovernment picks CQC chair without competition
The government has revealed its preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Care Quality Commission, as a cross-bench peer who has overseen major national healthcare reviews.
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NewsFamilies sue over care failures
More than a dozen families have taken legal action against the NHS over care failings in paediatric audiology services, HSJ has discovered.