All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 11
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NewsTrust CEO to retire after four decades in the NHS
A long-serving trust chief executive has announced she will retire in April after 41 years in the NHS.
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News‘Chaotic’ service given ‘inadequate’ rating
A hospital maternity service has dropped two ratings to ‘inadequate’ after the Care Quality Commission warned of a ‘chaotic environment’, where leaders normalised poor practices and failed to act on safety concerns.
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NewsTrust given warning notice over rapid tranquillisation
A mental health trust has been served with a warning notice ordering improvements in its processes around rapid tranquillisation of patients.
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News‘We don’t have the bottle’ to hold line on bed numbers, says trust director
A director at a major acute trust said it needs to stop “caving in” to demand pressures by opening extra escalation beds.
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CommentNobody expects the system inspector
If you admire the Care Quality Commission for its work with NHS provider organisations, prepare to be blown away by its plans for integrated care systems. By CQC interloper Julian Patterson
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NewsCQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E
The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Leaders fearing ‘punitive’ reviews
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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NewsCQC to inspect first ICSs this summer
The Care Quality Commission has revealed the first two integrated care systems that it will inspect, as part of a pilot, this summer.
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NewsOnly one in five staff at care scandal trust confident in execs
Just one-fifth of staff at a trust engulfed in an abuse scandal expressed confidence in the executive team, according to the Care Quality Commission, which has downgraded the trust and its leadership team to ‘inadequate’.
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NewsRegulatory ‘burden’ has increased despite promises, say trust leaders
The majority of trust leaders have reported an increase in the ‘burden’ put on them by regulators, citing more demanding ‘ad hoc’ requests during heightened operational pressure.
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CommentThe CQC is losing the confidence of NHS trust leaders
Trust leaders express support for NHS England and CQC’s regulatory changes but raise concerns over increased burden, lack of focus on outcomes, and discrepancies in inspections. Collaboration, transparency, and contextual understanding are called for
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HSJ LocalJust one fifth of staff speak up in trust’s internal inquiry
Just one in five staff who were approached in a trust’s internal inquiry – prompted by an undercover broadcast raising serious care concerns – engaged with the process, a report has revealed.
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NewsCQC needs to ‘call out’ domineering trusts, says Hewitt
The Care Quality Commission should ‘call out’ integrated care systems where acute trusts are ‘dominating’ decision making and funding conversations to ensure other sectors are not sidelined, the author of a major review on ICSs has said.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: It's an exciting/sad/frustrating/optimistic time for patient leadership
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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HSJ LocalLeading ‘trust in distress’ can be like playing ‘whack-a-mole’, says CEO
A drawn out CQC inspection process that saw the final report published more than seven months later was difficult for staff to deal with, a trust CEO has admitted.
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HSJ LocalPlans to downgrade A&E services revealed
Plans that would significantly reduce the range of services at an acute hospital in north Lincolnshire have been drawn up by health chiefs.
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News‘Beginnings of safety culture’ emerging at ‘cover-up’ trust
An ambulance trust at the centre of an inquiry into alleged cover-ups has shown signs of improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust leadership rated ‘inadequate’ as CQC accuses staff of ‘ignoring’ problems
An acute trust’s leadership has been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ after some staff ignored concerns raised directly by CQC inspectors, while others said bullying was ‘rife’.
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NewsLegal right to visit patients proposed by government
The government has proposed new legislation to make patient visiting a legal right and also give the Care Quality Commission fresh powers to enforce it.
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NewsCQC in legal battle with private provider over ‘inadequate’ report
An independent patient transport provider is taking legal action against the Care Quality Commission after an inspection led to it being unable to operate in many areas for nearly three months.