All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 131
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NewsTrust threatened CQC with legal action over A&E cap
The chief executive of a hospital trust threatened the Care Quality Commission with legal action if it capped the number of accident and emergency patients it could admit, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhen change must be fast as well as furious
How one chief executive transformed his new FT
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HSJ KnowledgeTwelve steps to safer whistleblowing
Organisations that engage staff provide the best care
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HSJ Local
'Abuse' sparks Monitor probe at Calderstones
PERFORMANCE: Monitor yesterday announced it had launched an investigation into Calderstones Partnership after a patient was abused while in the foundation trust’s care.
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NewsSteve Field appointed as chief inspector of general practice
Steve Field has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of general practice.
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NewsCQC inspectors failed to refer 'uncaring' staff to regulators
Care Quality Commission inspectors who witnessed “unacceptable behaviour” at Whipps Cross Hospital failed to refer any staff to their professional regulators, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsCQC warned against hospital-centric regulation regime
Mental healthcare providers have warned the Care Quality Commission that they do not want their services to be “shoehorned” into a new regulatory regime that has been designed for acute hospitals.
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HSJ Local
King’s Lynn FT to bring in ‘external support’ after regulator mauling
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust is to bring in “external support” to sort out financial and performance problems identified by regulators, Monitor has announced.
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CommentChief inspector of GPs risks regulation overkill
Another regulator could distract GPs from patient care
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NewsBerwick: Staff responsible for neglect should face jail
NHS staff should face jail in cases of “neglect or wilful misconduct”, the high profile review tasked with making zero harm care a reality in the NHS has recommended.
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CommentKim Holt: Daniel Pelka's story is a sadly familiar one
Lessons have not been learnt since the death of Peter Connelly
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BlogsWhat can we learn from the CQC 'cover up' story?
Recent events at the regulator bring up many questions and a valuable lesson for senior managers
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HSJ Local
Surgicentre taken over by NHS following safety concerns
A privately-run surgical centre is to be taken over by the NHS following repeated complaints about patient safety.
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NewsCQC 'brutally discredited' Bower and Finney
Former Care Quality Commission executives were “hung out to dry” by a “flawed process” after chief executive David Behan ignored warnings about potential problems with the work of an independent review, it has been alleged.
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NewsDorrell: CQC failed on 'independence of action'
The chairman of the Commons health committee has revealed his concerns over the relationship between the Care Quality Commission and the parliamentary health service ombudsman.
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NewsBullying 'entrenched' at CQC
Senior health and social care professionals who join the Care Quality Commission are more likely to be subject to bullying than other employees, an internal review commissioned by the regulator has found.
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CommentWhat makes a successful regulatory body?
Securing success and fuelling failure in the drive to improve healthcare
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to fix the NHS's crisis of moral leadership
How the NHS can create more ethical organisations
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NewsTrusts seek thousands of frontline staff in 'short-term fix'
Foundation trusts aim to spend £500m recruiting 10,000 additional frontline clinical staff this year as a short term fix before cutting the workforce by almost 30,000 in the following two years, their latest plans show.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in east Berkshire
This week’s briefing examines the future of acute services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust