All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 49
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HSJ LocalCoroner demands action over radiology and discharge failings after patient death
An elderly patient died after clinicians missed his haemorrhage and discharged him improperly to a community hospital where there was no medical cover, prompting concerns from a coroner.
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NewsPatient satisfaction with waiting times falls
Public satisfaction with waiting times have declined, according to NHS-commissioned research.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England ‘buried’ concerns over child cancer services
NHS England covered up serious problems with paediatric cancer care in London – which had seen children dying in “terrible agony” – and has “buried” attempts to overhaul the services, an HSJ investigation has established.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of patients kept in ‘distressing’ dormitory-style wards
NHS England says the government should consider hundreds of mental health patients who are being treated in “distressing” dormitory-style wards when it determines future capital spending budgets.
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NewsTrust fined £200,000 for prisoner death
A mental health trust has been fined £200,000 for breaching the Care Quality Commission’s fundamental standards in only the second case of its kind.
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NewsReview found ‘significant concerns’ about conflicts at CCG
A clinical commissioning group has been criticised for how it handled potential conflicts of interest when it handed out contracts to organisations owned by its own GPs.
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NewsED staff ‘wanted to delay ambulances’
The Care Quality Commission found standards have dropped at a struggling emergency department where a nurse told inspectors: “We don’t want to release the ambulances because we know they will return with more patients.”
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NewsLung cancer death trust is an outlier on surgery
The trust at the centre of a lung cancer deaths scandal has been identified as an outlier for providing surgery on fewer early stage patients than is normal.
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CommentKark: Stop the revolving door for failed NHS managers
A short response from Tom Kark in relation to some of the issues raised recently in the HSJ relating to the FPPT
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NewsDraft CQC report had accused Whorlton Hall staff of 'bullying'
Care Quality Commission inspectors were aware patients at Whorlton Hall had accused staff of “bullying and inappropriate behaviour”, according to a draft report.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust’s chair stands down
East of England Ambulance Service Trust chair Sarah Boulton will step down later this month after five years in the role, the trust has announced.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Bill McCarthy's top priorities
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NewsSpecial measures for hospital where patients had to 'lie on floor'
An independent provider of inpatient mental health services has had a second hospital placed in special measures after patients were found to be treated in an “uncaring, undignified and disrespectful” way.
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NewsMajor teaching trust told to make urgent infection risk improvements
A major teaching hospital’s operating theatres are in such poor repair they cannot always be adequately cleaned, Care Quality Commission inspectors have found.
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HSJ LocalInquiry to examine 150 deaths at scandal trust
A second independent inquiry into the former Liverpool Community Health Trust has been announced by ministers this morning, and is expected to investigate around 150 deaths.
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NewsCQC tells trusts to publish post-inspection letters
The Care Quality Commission has re-introduced post inspection letters for NHS trusts with an expectation that they are made public.
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NewsInvestigation launched into safeguarding at psychiatric unit
A multi-agency investigation has been launched at a psychiatric unit after a “disproportionate” number of safeguarding alerts for patient-on-patient attacks.
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HSJ InteractiveWatch the HSJ webinar on fit and proper person test
The future of the fit and proper person test will come under scrutiny in an HSJ webinar next week.
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NewsFifth mental health trust rated 'outstanding'
A fifth mental health trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsChief executive to leave troubled trust
The chief executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is to leave, amid concerns about serious service quality problems.