All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 123
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NewsNHS trusts to get own targets to cut MRSA
Trusts will be expected to reduce MRSA rates to levels set nationally based on their performance and number of bed days.
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NewsDepartment of Health plans to split Monitor top job
Monitor’s top job is to be split in two under plans being developed by the Department of Health.
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LeaderLimits on Monitor should not threaten foundation trusts
The Department of Health is moving to weaken the power of foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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NewsLeeds chief exec leaves for Medical Education England
Leeds primary care trust chief executive Christine Outram has been appointed managing director of Medical Education England, the new national workforce training and planning body.
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NewsBe honest about weaknesses in quality accounts, FTs told
Foundation trusts have been urged to be “honest” with the public about weaknesses in their quality reports and accounts.
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NewsManagement consultant costs to be laid bare
The daily rates of a management consultants employed by NHS organisations could soon be published.
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NewsFT chair slates ‘barking mad’ duplication
Trusts should be able to show regulators a “yellow card” if they duplicate information requests, the NHS Confederation has claimed.
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NewsConcerns NHS could be challenged under EU competition law
NHS contracts with private providers could fall foul of EU competition rules if they allow excessive profits, a briefing paper from the NHS Confederation warns.
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LeaderTime is short but the chance to make a difference is real
New health secretary Andy Burnham’s second stint in the Department of Health is, like the first, defined by financial crisis.
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NewsMonitor urged to take a stand on race equality
The foundation trust watchdog Monitor is facing calls to speak out on race equality instead of allowing finances to dominate its attentions.
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NewsFoundation trusts fear ministers may undercut Monitor role
The government has been warned not to undermine Monitor after revealing it may claw back powers from foundation trusts in response to the Mid Staffordshire scandal.
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NewsIt's official: NHS productivity is rising
NHS productivity rose by 1.2 per cent in 2007 and 0.7 per cent in 2006, official statistics show, reversing a seven year stretch of declining productivity.
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Hospital follow-up inspection reveals new problems
CQC inspectors have raised concerns about a mental health hospital served with six statutory notices.
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NewsChief inspector of Healthcare Environment Inspectorate named
The Scottish government has named the head of its new health inspection body.
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NewsGovernment may take further powers over foundation trusts
The government is considering clawing back powers from foundation trusts in response to the Mid Staffordshire scandal.
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NewsTrusts told to 'keep slogging' at infection control
Trusts are being urged to step up the “hard slog” of reducing infections by improving their assurance processes.
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NewsCQC to name trusts with highest death rates
Trusts with unusually high mortality rates that have sparked inspections will be named for the first time, plans revealed to HSJ show.
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NewsDavid Nicholson warns SHAs not to be defensive over visits
Strategic health authorities have been warned not to “guard the borders” if they want to get the most out of their assurance process.
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NewsNHS productivity unit role revealed
The NHS productivity unit will prepare the health service for the economic downturn with an initial budget of just £350,000.
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NewsTrusts with high death rates to be named
Trusts with unusually high mortality rates that have sparked inspections will be named for the first time, plans revealed to HSJ show.