All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 72
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NewsNearly half of online health providers 'not safe', CQC warns
The Care Quality Commission has found nearly half of online primary care companies are not safe, but said the sector had still improved dramatically in the past year.
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HSJ LocalTrust exits special measures under new leadership
An acute trust in Essex has exited special measures less than a year after new leadership was brought in.
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NewsNHS Improvement: 'Investigation fatigue' prevents trusts learning from mistakes
NHS trusts could be experiencing “investigation fatigue” because they are using incident investigations as a tool for performance management instead of a way to learn from mistakes, NHS Improvement has warned.
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NewsTrusts urged to take 'just culture' approach to investigations
NHS Improvement has published a “just culture” guide to help NHS trusts make decisions following an incident of patient harm.
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HSJ LocalTrust warned over medication failures
The Care Quality Commission has issued University Hospitals of Leicester Trust with a warning notice after inspectors found the administration of insulin to patients required “significant improvement”.
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Expert BriefingRisk Register: The CQC should remain separate from the NHS
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus our take on the most important under the radar stories. This week’s briefing is by bureau chief David Williams and senior correspondent Shaun Lintern.
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NewsCQC seeks more inspectors as workload mounts
The Care Quality Commission is to recruit an extra 100 inspectors this year amid concerns from staff over unmanageable workloads.
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HSJ LocalConsultants move to block medical director's chief executive bid
Consultants at an acute and community trust have attempted to block the medical director’s potential bid to become chief executive amid allegations of bullying and intimidation.
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HSJ LocalTop CCG lead named as chief executive of inadequate trust
Inadequate rated Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has appointed local commissioning heavy hitter Antek Lejk as its new chief executive.
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NewsThree women lead the HSJ top 50 trust chief executives
Three female CEOs lead this year’s HSJ top 50 trust chief executives, while some big acute bosses slip down or out of the rankings.
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HSJ LocalPrivate company takes over troubled Liverpool prison contract
A private provider is set to take over the troubled healthcare services at HM Prison Liverpool, under a core contract worth less than what the current NHS provider receives.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust and CCGs in formal arbitration
A teaching hospital and its local commissioners are in formal arbitration as the end of the financial year approaches.
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider and NHS trust end cancer partnership
A private hospital group and an NHS trust have ended their partnership running a cancer unit.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2018: Facilities Management Supplier of the Year
WINNER: Sodexo Ltd: Sodexo and University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust
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HSJ LocalCQC praises rapid turnaround of 'inadequate' service
A children’s mental health service previously rated inadequate has been turned around in less than year with the Care Quality Commission now judging it as good.
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NewsSpeed up mental health improvement, warns report ordered by PM
Promised commitments to improve children and young people’s mental health services must be delivered more quickly or patients will suffer “unnecessary distress”, a report ordered by Theresa May has warned.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: NHS England unhappy with tanks on its lawn
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsNHS England rejects 'implausible' CQC recommendations
NHS England has branded one of the Care Quality Commission’s key suggestions for tackling the problem of locked rehabilitation for mental health patients as “implausible”.
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HSJ Local'Incredible' CQC upgrade is endorsement of hospital group model
Sir David Dalton says a troubled hospital trust in Greater Manchester has made “incredible” improvements, despite receiving only a “fraction” of the financial support offered to struggling trusts in the south east.
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NewsCQC condemns 'alarming trend' of long stays in 'locked rehab'
The care watchdog has called on government and national officials to draw up a plan to address the “alarming trend” of patients being locked in rehabilitation units miles from home.