All Care Quality Commission (CQC) articles – Page 85
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HSJ LocalChildren's hospital trust first to be rated outstanding
Trust rated as outstanding overall and for being caring, effective and responsive All children referred to the hospital were seen within six weeks Neonatal services rated as inadequate for safety because of poor staffing levels A top children’s hospital has received the highest possible rating from the Care ...
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NewsExclusive: CQC patient experts to have pay cut further
Remploy to cut pay for experts by experience to £10.44 an hour despite other contract provider keeping rate at £15 an hour HSJ has seen correspondence in which Remploy blames the CQC for the move There has been long running controversy surrounding contract tender Some of the Care ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'may overlook safety' under revised regulation regime
Patient groups have warned that providers would be “at risk of overlooking quality and safety” under proposed changes to the Care Quality Commission’s rating regime.
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NewsRevealed: The NHS’s top trust chief executives in 2017
Standout trends in this year’s rankings include the prevalence of the multi-trust leader, the influence of outstanding CQC ratings and the rise of women chief executives
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HSJ Local'High' risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns
CQC warns the risk of a mental health patient taking their life in the West Midlands is “high” due to bed shortages Damning coroner’s report said patient “unlikely” to have died had she been admitted to hospital CQC will re-inspect Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health FT in March Regulator ...
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NewsFrancis: Top-down pressure on NHS chiefs 'depressingly familiar'
Mid Staffordshire inquiry chair warns of “increasing disconnect between staff and leaders” Sir Robert Francis describes “depressingly familiar” pressure on NHS chief executives Service “manifestly failing” to keep up with demand, he says Sir Robert warns of “existential crisis” facing the NHS amid financial challenges Sir Robert Francis ...
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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive appointed for six weeks
A trust with high leadership turnover has appointed a new acting chief executive just two months after the previous one was appointed.
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NewsPrivate hospital rated outstanding by CQC
A private hospital in the capital has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local'Determined' Morecambe Bay rated good
A trust that exited special measures in 2015 and was at the centre of a high profile maternity care scandal has now been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalEx-Keogh trust rated good after turnaround
A North West trust that was placed in special measures after the 2013 Keogh review has now received a good rating after a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ LocalControversial chief executive steps down from special measures trust
A controversial hospital chief executive has stepped down, four months after a damning rating from the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTakeover of troubled services 'paused' due to CQC concerns
Regulators have said they are “pausing” the planned takeover of Liverpool’s community services after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about the preferred provider.
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NewsPatient safety fears after trust moves to radiology consortium
Kettering General Hospital dealing with major reporting backlogs affecting thousands of scans, including urgent and cancer MRI and CT scans At least one serious incidence and 68 other incidences of potential harm identified, with patients waiting up to 3 months for routine MRI scan results Fault attributed to flagship ...
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust boss: Senior team turnover to blame for quality failings
New trust chair says turnover in its executive team is the main cause of patient safety failings Senior team instability is the biggest factor to blame for high profile care quality failings at a Midlands acute trust, its chair has told HSJ.
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CommentNext phase of inspections: a turn in the right direction?
Amina Uddin takes a look at the Care Quality Commission’s proposed new phase of regulation, which closes to consultation on 14 February
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HSJ LocalWider failings revealed at hospital where patients died on trolleys
CQC warning letter to severely challenged trust Says board could not rely on patient safety risk information Patients missed medication doses Others cared for by untrained staff A hospital trust where several patients died on trolleys amid intense emergency pressure last month has serious failings in governance and ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Taking a risk on community care
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalCQC praises leadership at 'outstanding' trust
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsTroubled trust given two month deadline to fix safety concerns
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust served with warning notice by CQC Trust has until 10 March to address patient safety concerns CQC raises concerns over trust’s A&E waits and staffing A troubled West Midlands acute trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it has two months ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust failing to comply with end of life court ruling
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust issued with requirement notices by the CQC Half of “do not attempt resuscitation” orders seen by inspectors were incorrectly completed by staff Court of Appeal ruling in 2014 created a new legal right for patients to be consulted over DNAR decisions One of ...