Seven foundation trusts have been required by regulator Monitor to explain how they plan to improve their infection control performance.
The regulator's report said that although overall MRSA rates continue to fall in the sector, 24 out of 83 trusts are in breach of their full-year MRSA target, with another 11 reporting that they are at risk of breaching the target.
For more information, download the report in the resources box, bottom right.
The Care Quality Commission is actively considering more than 31 prosecutions of NHS organisations and has hired 11 ex-military and civil police officers to review evidence.
Artificial intelligence will help the Care Quality Commission to identify care failures and help target inspections where the risk is highest, HSJ has learned.
National leaders are threatening to make a “huge mistake” in the NHS long-term plan by imposing a national blueprint for integrated care systems, the King’s Fund chief executive has said.
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