The Healthcare Commission today launched the biggest inspection programme ever carried out in NHS acute trusts to check whether they are meeting standards on infection control.
It will inspect all 172 acute trusts annually. The commission has warned that trusts should check they are meeting the 11 mandatory duties outlined in the government's hygiene code, which came into force as part of the Health Act 2006.
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The government has sought a “full explanation” for why an app developed using NHS patient data has been transferred to tech giant Google, where it will receive less independent oversight.
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More than 30 NHS trusts must store clinical waste, including human remains, at their premises for up to a fortnight after their scandal-hit contractor stopped collecting waste last week, prompting a major incident.
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