All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 125
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NewsCQC set to run list of 'unfit' directors
A register of poorly performing NHS directors is to be set up and maintained by the Care Quality Commission to prevent “unfit” managers working and moving between health and care providers.
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NewsCQC trialling appeals process for quality ratings
The Care Quality Commission is to begin trialling a new appeals process which will allow providers to challenge the regulator’s ratings in certain circumstances.
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HSJ LocalCQC highlights quality problems at Tameside
An under-fire hospital foundation trust has been reprimanded by regulators for failing to meet national safety standards.
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CQC plans 50pc rise in DH funding for overhauled inspections
The Care Quality Commission is planning for a 50 per cent increase in the money it receives from the Department of Health to fund its overhauled inspection regime.
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NewsField: Unannounced GP inspections will continue
The Care Quality Commission will continue to make unannounced inspections of GP practices after its new inspection regime comes into force, the chief inspector of general practice has told HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: the first areas to face new GP inspection regime
HSJ can reveal the first 12 clinical commissioning group areas that will be inspected under the Care Quality Commission’s new general practice inspection regime.
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NewsCQC chair: 30 acutes could end up in special measures
By the time the Care Quality Commission finishes inspecting the acute sector under its new regime up to 30 hospital trusts could have been placed in “special measures”, the regulator’s chair suggested yesterday.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked emails reveal high level row over special measures move
The chair of a large teaching hospital has resigned in protest after claiming the NHS Trust Development Authority had pre-judged the results of a Care Quality Commission inspection, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC whistleblower claims 'constructive dismissal'
A claim of constructive dismissal brought by a former Care Quality Commission inspector who blew the whistle to the Francis inquiry will be heard next week.
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NewsFirst three trusts rated in new-style CQC regime
The Care Quality Commission has published its ratings of three hospital trusts, the first to receive judgements under its new inspection regime.
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NewsDuty of candour set to be extended to 100,000 incidents
NHS providers will be required to tell patients about all but the very least serious patient safety incidents under the new statutory duty of candour, if the recommendations of a government commissioned review are adopted into law.
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HSJ PartnersCQC hospital ratings – the experimental phase begins
Challenges for the regulator and trusts
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LeaderToo many trust challenges will undermine CQC inspections
Regulator is on a learning curve with new regime
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NewsRichards: CQC must improve inspection consistency
The Care Quality Commission must do more to improve the consistency of its judgements, the chief inspector of hospitals has said. He spoke after it emerged a leading London teaching hospital successfully challenged the regulator’s plan to issue it a warning notice.
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HSJ LocalCQC reports Medway emergency department 'in crisis'
A Care Quality Commission inspection report on the emergency department at Medway Maritime Hospital concluded it was “effectively in a crisis situation”.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health death ‘preventable’
A lack of effective clinical leadership contributed to the death of an 18-year-old man at a mental health unit in Oxfordshire, an independent report has concluded.
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NewsCQC to review how it engages with public
The Care Quality Commission has said it is reviewing how it can engage more effectively with members of the public.
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SupplementsEnsuring staff are safe and sound – an HSJ roundtable
The drive to increase patient safety has led to a boost in NHS staff recruitment
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