All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 2
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NewsOverall CQC ratings to be reintroduced
The Care Quality Commission is proposing to reintroduce overall care quality ratings for trusts, and put more weight on “expert professional judgement”, in an overhaul of its assessments.
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Some progress but blame culture still persists
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsTop 10 trust served warning notice as quality ‘declines significantly’
A trust ranked in the top 10 of the government’s new provider league table for the mental health and community sector has been served with a warning notice after a Care Quality Commission inspection found multiple breaches of regulations.
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NewsChildren’s unit to close over staffing and CQC concerns
A children’s mental health unit struggling with short staffing has been forced to close for several months, in the wake of a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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CommentLeague tables won’t save lives – transparency will
Mid Staffs showed the dangers of chasing targets. New NHS league tables risk repeating these mistakes, endangering patient safety
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News‘Exceptionally strong personalities’ undermining trust’s board
The board of one of the country’s biggest teaching trusts has not been working as “cohesively as it should”, the care regulator has found, with concerns among senior leaders that some “exceptionally strong personalities” may have prevented robust scrutiny of decisions.
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News‘Moral distress’ at trust’s ‘persistently underfunded’ neonates service
“Persistent underfunding” and staff shortages at a teaching trust’s neonatal service is likely to have harmed long-term development of newborn babies, an NHS England review has found.
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HSJ LocalLeaders ‘quick to blame’ at ‘inadequate’ hospital department
Staff have accused leaders of being “quick to find someone to blame” in an inspection that has rated a hospital department “inadequate”.
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NewsMerged agency must keep board, Streeting told
Three patient safety groups – one chaired by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt – are calling for the patient safety watchdog to retain its independence when it is absorbed into the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Will league tables lead to hitting the target but missing the point?
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsBest and worst for hospital experience named by CQC
More patients reported a “good” experience of inpatient care in 2024, even though most trusts have still not caught up with pre-pandemic performance, a Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
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NewsTrust orders review after racism complaints
One of the country’s biggest trusts has ordered a review following staff accusations of racism and bullying, including an official complaint against a board member, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLeadership improves at ‘toxic’ trust
One of England’s largest trusts previously criticised for its “toxic” environment has made significant improvements to its culture, inspectors have said.
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News‘Outstanding’ hospital drops two ratings
A hospital which was rated “outstanding” has been downgraded to “requires improvement” after inspectors raised concerns about staffing and delays to patients being clinically assessed.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Details of maternity investigation revealed and ‘corridor care’ scrutinised
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsHospital wrongly rated ‘outstanding’ for six years
A leading hospital has been stripped of its “outstanding” rating, which the Care Quality Commission says was mistakenly awarded six years ago.
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NewsMaternity service suspended twice in two days
A major teaching trust was forced to close its maternity services to new births twice in two days, due to unsafe staffing levels, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust hires ex-national director as CEO
A national director who left NHS England earlier this year is returning to work as a hospital trust CEO.
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NewsLetby trust issued ‘warning notice’ after failure to improve
Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued a “warning notice” by the Care Quality Commission for failing to improve its urgent and emergency services.