All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 64
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HSJ InteractiveInquests and the Gosport Independent Panel Report
Looking at the inquests in the Gosport scandal, several legal issues arose then, which still appear in inquests in the health and social care sector held throughout the country, says Errol Archer
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NewsCQC appoints deputy chief inspector of hospitals
The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new deputy chief inspector of hospitals.
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CommentResponding to the danger signs of CAMHS in trouble
Mental healthcare and treatment, for children and young people in particular, has historically been the ‘poor relation’ of the NHS, writes Dr Nick Wagget
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HSJ LocalChief executive of 'inadequate' trust resigns
The chief executive of a trust with “longstanding” patient safety concerns has resigned.
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NewsMedical apps to face new scrutiny, amid criticism of "fragmentation"
The rapid growth in medical apps will come under stricter regulatory scrutiny amid criticism that the current system is “fragmented”.
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NewsBehan: Ignoring staff concerns could trigger the next Mid Staffs
The next care scandal in the NHS will be caused by a failure to listen to frontline concerns raised by NHS staff, Sir David Behan has warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust loses £26m arbitration with commissioners
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust loses dispute with clinical commissioning groups Money owed to CCGs will have to be part of 2018-19 balance, HSJ understands A hospital trust has lost its £26m arbitration challenge with its main commissioners, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of integrated trust announces early retirement
The chief executive of an integrated health and social care trust has announced she is taking early retirement, following the death of her husband.
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HSJ LocalSafety delays trust rated ‘requires improvement’
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has been rated requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission, which raised concerns about a “lack of leadership”, “low staff morale”, and an “unsustainable” strategy in key areas.
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HSJ LocalManagers ‘consumed by operational issues’ as trust remains in special measures
Executives at an NHS trust have told the Care Quality Commission they are ”consumed by operational issues” with the regulator recommeding it remain in special measures.
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NewsBehan calls for funding reform and social care deal
CQC calls for population based funding approaches to help deliver integrated care Behan says politicians should be brave and deliver a new funding settlement for social care He warns local and national organisations to set aside “competitive rivalries” to deliver change Report finds spend on prevention and early intervention ...
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Mandatory guidance
Empowering patients and offering greater choice are good things – they are just not free good things, writes Andy Cowper
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Clinical leadership and safety
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsTroubled acute seeks permanent FD as another interim departs
A troubled acute trust says it will look to recruit a substantive finance director after the departure of another interim from the role.
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NewsHospital boss takes mental health role
A hospital boss has taken a job as chief executive of a nearby mental health trust.
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NewsCommunity trust with 'passionate' leaders rated outstanding
Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has been rated outstanding by inspectors, the Care Quality Commission has announced.
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CommentFive legal changes the health service needs
Tom Kibasi and Toby Lambert argue the health service should seize on the government’s offer of legislative reform, and set out five changes it needs to take integration forward.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Jam today and jam tomorrow
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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NewsExclusive: Stroke patient who died waited 19 hours for ambulance, leak reveals
A 91-year-old stroke patient who waited nearly 19 hours for an ambulance in the East of England was among 22 cases investigated by an external review which found no one died “as a direct consequence” of long delays, HSJ has learned.
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CommentClose the gaping gap between policy and people’s lived reality
What does the 10 year plan, now being worked up by the NHS, need to contain to bridge the distance between policy and the lived reality of people using services, wonders Charlotte Augst