All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 107
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NewsCQC to fight 'risk of bias' against private providers
The Care Quality Commission is trying to recruit more advisers from the independent sector to guard against the risk of ‘bias’ in the way it assesses private providers, an adviser to the regulator has said.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire shake-up gets green light amid A&E concerns
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration of acute services in Worcestershire will go ahead after receiving the green light from the West Midlands Clinical Senate.
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HSJ LocalStaffing and overcrowding flagged in Gloucestershire inspection
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalInspectors worried by overcrowded A&E department
PERFORMANCE: Hospital inspectors have expressed ‘urgent concern’ at the risk to patients arriving by ambulance at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust’s main emergency department where they saw severe overcrowding.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust improves safety and quality of services
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust has improved the quality and safety of its services, regulators have found.
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NewsNHS England: Digital plans 'could save £10bn'
Plans to roll out the use of digital technology in the health service could result in efficiency savings up to £10bn by 2020, work conducted for NHS England has estimated.
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NewsCQC’s new efficiency role could ‘taint’ quality focus
There is a risk the Care Quality Commission’s new responsibility for rating hospitals’ efficiency could ‘taint’ its focus on quality, senior health policy experts have said.
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LeaderThe dominance of white men at the very top shames the NHS
It is unacceptable and unsustainable
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HSJ LocalSouth Tees hit by regulatory double whammy
PEFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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SupplementsSupplement: Social care crises require a rapid response
How the British Red Cross supports patients in social crises
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NewsDH audit: CQC made 'errors' during McKinsey tenders
A Department of Health audit has found the Care Quality Commission made ‘procedural errors’ in relation to a decision to award two contracts to the consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, with a total value of nearly £1.5m.
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NewsBehan: CQC must ensure trusts balance quality and finance
Boards need to move from “putting all their investment into quality and safety” to achieving a better “balance” with financial success, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsCQC would ‘love’ to rate whole health systems, says chief inspector
The chief inspector of hospitals said he would ‘love’ the Care Quality Commission to rate local health systems, rather than specific providers, but suggested there were potential obstacles to inspecting clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to rate hospitals’ efficiency
The health secretary has asked the Care Quality Commission to include a hospital’s efficiency as one of the “key criteria” for rating the quality of its leadership.
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SupplementsSpecial report: Estates are the NHS's firm foundation
Estates management must be seen as an important function
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NewsAnalysis: CQC ratings align with staff satisfaction
Trusts rated well by the Care Quality Commission tend to have better scores in the NHS staff survey, HSJ analysis has found
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CommentQueen's Speech: We can't avoid legislation for ever
The DH is stepping outside or ignoring legislation
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HSJ LocalMental health trust urged to create suicide prevention plan
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been told to improve after the Care Quality Commission found the trust had no plan in place to tackle the high rate of suicide in the area.