All David Behan articles – Page 5
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News'He's not the Messiah but...': HSJ's Christmas cover
This year’s HSJ “Christmas cover” is lovingly ripped off from an idea by HSJ comment editor Andy Cowper, who himself ripped off Monty Python’s Life of Brian.
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NewsCQC needs to increase inspection workforce by 66pc in one year
The Care Quality Commission is still 559 inspectors short of the total number it thinks it needs by the end of next year.
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NewsCQC recruitment difficulties threaten inspection targets
The Care Quality Commission’s struggle to employ enough staff to inspect all acute trusts by the end of next year has been flagged up as a “key risk” by its chief executive.
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NewsCQC falls well short of targets after safeguarding errors
The Care Quality Commission has been strongly criticised by its own board after admitting to making thousands of errors in its handling of safeguarding worries.
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NewsCQC will 'learn by doing' fit and proper person checks
The watchdog will have to adopt a ‘learn by doing’ approach when enforcing the fit and proper test of healthcare leaders, its chief executive has admitted
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NewsCQC: System needs to improve 'patchy' response to poor care
Commissioners and regulators need to improve their ‘patchy’ record of supporting struggling providers, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsDH weighs into baby death probe
The Department of Health has begun brokering talks between NHS England and the Care Quality Commission in a bid to close the “gap” in the care complaints regime revealed by an HSJ investigation.
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NewsBehan warns of 'gap in the system' following baby's death case
The head of the Care Quality Commission has admitted a gap in the regulatory system is preventing the investigation of historic patient complaints, after NHS England pulled out of a proposed joint investigation.
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NewsFinney makes new claims in legal battle against CQC
The former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has made new claims in a legal battle against her ex-employer, alleging its current chair ‘hyped’ a report that stated she staged a ‘cover up’.
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NewsNHS trusts 'non-compliant' with quality standards for over two years
The CQC has pinpointed more than 10 NHS trusts that have fallen short of its quality standards for over two years, potentially putting patients at risk of unsafe care
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NewsTest could create blacklist for 'unfit' NHS directors, lawyers warn
The fit and proper person test for healthcare directors could lead to the creation of an ‘informal blacklist’ of senior managers and put regulators at risk of legal challenge, senior lawyers have warned.
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NewsInspection notice periods could treble
Hospitals, GP practices and care homes could see pre-inspection notice periods trebled under a new Care Quality Commission approach.
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NewsCQC to slow inspections amid staff pressures
The Care Quality Commission has scaled back its inspection ambitions for the rest of 2014-15 as it seeks to ease pressure on its hard pressed workforce and struggles to recruit enough high calibre staff.
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NewsCQC drags Grant Thornton into libel court case
The regulator has lodged a High Court claim against Grant Thornton in a bid to curb potential losses from its imminent legal clash with its former deputy chief executive
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NewsCQC sued over 'cover up' report
The current chair and chief executive of the CQC abused their power by publishing allegations that a former executive ordered a “cover up” of its failings, papers filed at the High Court allege
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NewsCQC chief pledges action on inspection workloads
CQC chief executive David Behan has acknowledged that the heavy workloads of the new inspection regime have had a “negative impact” on staff morale
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NewsCQC NHS enforcement action triples
The number of enforcement actions issued by the Care Quality Commission to NHS trusts surged last year, in a further sign of the increased willingness of regulators to take action over quality concerns in the wake of the Francis report.
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NewsCQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has thrown his weight behind a wider definition of the government’s planned statutory duty of candour.
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NewsCQC launches dementia services review
The Care Quality Commission is to undertake unannounced inspections of 150 care homes and hospitals to review the care of people with dementia in England.
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CommentCommunity trusts are invisible to politicians
End the preoccupation with all things hospital