All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 69
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HSJ InteractiveTrouble at the top - will the updated FPPR guidance fix this?
Amina Uddin explores the updated guidance on the Fitness of Proper Persons Test but says the key issue is whether the test is applied appropriately
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NewsRoyal college backs Hunt bid to improve private sector safety
The Royal College of Surgeons has backed the health and social care secretary’s bid to improve patient safety in private sector hospitals.
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NewsStaff fear speaking up over child abuse in NHS
Unwillingness to challenge senior staff and fears over how managers respond is stopping NHS staff raising concerns about child abuse perpetrated out by their colleagues, a public inquiry has been told.
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NewsCygnet mental health hospital makes 'significant improvements'
A private children’s and adolescent mental health unit that was heavily criticised by the Care Quality Commission has been praised for making “significant improvements.”
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NewsExclusive: Hunt seeks 'full health and social care integration' under new 10 year plan
Jeremy Hunt has revealed his top priorities for the forthcoming “long term plan” for the NHS, and said it will represent one of the “big moments in NHS history”.
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NewsRegulator orders review of community team caseloads
A mental health trust has been ordered to carry out an immediate review of community team caseloads after concerns about “ongoing risks” to patients.
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NewsHunt attacks private sector over safety and costs
Jeremy Hunt has accused some private sector hospitals of having “coasted” on safety, and warned they could be made to pay costs when the NHS has to take over care of their patients, in a strongly-worded intervention.
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HSJ LocalPatient died waiting for treatment at hospital 'under extreme pressure'
A heart patient is believed to have died after not receiving treatment quickly enough due to a troubled hospital’s cardiac unit being used “extensively” for extra bed capacity.
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NewsHow are different health systems performing?
A comparison of health systems’ overall performance: which are leading the pack and which are trailing?
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NewsFive NHS directors under investigation for fraud
Five current or former directors of NHS organisations are being investigated by the national NHS fraud agency, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local'Severe harm' to patients caught up in huge x-rays backlog
Three patients suffered severe harm because their chest x-rays were among tens of thousands of tests not reviewed properly at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust.
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CommentChallenges facing the Transforming Care Programme for people with learning disabilities
We must ensure providers, the regulator and commissioners work together and with the people needing the care, to find quality and sustainable provision going forward, writes Ann Mackay
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NewsVaunted health tech firm forced to act on misleading marketing
A much vaunted digital health firm that has partnered with Uber has been forced to remove incorrect claims about NHS partnerships from its marketing, and to launch a probe of fake five star reviews allegedly posted by employees.
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CommentTed Baker: We need an honest view about the quality of services
That many NHS trusts are improving quality despite significant challenges is reason for optimism - but doesn’t invalidate the argument for more resources, writes Ted Baker.
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NewsRevealed: Surge in numbers waiting for X-ray and scan results
There was a surge last year in the number of patients waiting for the results of X-rays and scans, a leaked national performance report suggests.
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LeaderWhy the CQC could inadvertently threaten NHS funding
Ted Baker, the chief inspector of hospitals, recently presented the latest Care Quality Commission inspection results to trust chief executives at a meeting organised by NHS Improvement and NHS England. His overall conclusion was that quality at NHS trusts was improving.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The cancer comparison
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsStaff costs and tariff reductions hit private hospital group profits
Increased agency staff costs and reductions in the NHS tariff hit profits at a large private hospital group, its annual accounts reveal.
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HSJ LocalPrimary care provider deregistered after 'fundamental' failings
A team of medical professionals had to review the notes of 3,200 patients registered at a Kent practice because of “significant” concerns over patient safety.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Leading health systems get the stick, not carrots
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.