All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 133
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Rebuilding public confidence will take time and community engagement
Eric Morton was appointed interim chief executive at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust on 5 March - the week after Martin Yeates resigned from the post. Mr Yeates had joined the trust in 2005.
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MPs oppose options for trusts that miss FT deadline
The NHS will face significant political opposition to attempts to eliminate all non-foundation trusts.
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CommentJon Restell on a raw deal for NHS managers
This isn’t a detailed piece about Rose Gibb’s breach of contract claim against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, but win or lose - I’m not sure there can be a draw - it again shows how poorly senior managers are held to account in the NHS.
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Learning disabilities services miss local needs
Learning disabilities commissioners are failing to provide the leadership required to meet the needs of local populations, regulators have found.
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NHS financial forecast worsens
The NHS has been issued with stark new estimates of the impact the recession will have on its finances.
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Michael White on health inequalities
Late Sunday afternoon I made myself comfortable to read the latest Commons select committee report on health inequalities before cooking our planned supper of grilled fish and greens.
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a review of health visiting in response to Lord Laming’s report into the death of Baby P.
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Trusts fail to act on mortality alerts
Some hospital trust boards are neglecting figures that may highlight serious care failings, leading to patient deaths, the Healthcare Commission has said.
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Department of Health told to improve record management
The Information Commissioner's Office is seeking significant improvements in the way the Department of Health manages and retains its records.
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Birmingham chief quits ahead of critical report
The chief executive of Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust has resigned ahead of a Healthcare Commission report.Paul O'Connor is leaving with immediate effect, chair Joanna Davis announced in a statement.
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Monitor picks chief executive for Mid Staffordshire
Monitor has picked an interim chief executive for Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Monitor withdraws quality accounts challenge
Foundation trusts will have to send quality accounts to the government, health minister Lord Darzi has insisted.
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BME mental health: patchwork picture says volumes
Censuses of mental health inpatients confirm disproportionate numbers from black and ethnic minority groups. Ignoring the causes of this discrepancy does them a disservice
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NHS told to learn from 'exemplary' military healthcare
NHS accident and emergency services should take lessons from the 'exemplary' care provided to injured troops on the front line, the Healthcare Commission has urged.A Healthcare Commission report published today praises field hospitals for reaching casualties quickly, ensuring staff receive excellent training and using innovative approaches to treatment.
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Audit optional on new quality accounts
Providers will not have to have their quality accounts audited or validated.
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
Central to the next stage review is the demand to improve services - and demonstrate it. So how are NHS organisations planning to measure quality and how long will funding hold out? Dave West finds out
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Cynthia Bower on CQC staffing issues highlighted in HSJ
I could have used this space to carp about your coverage of the Care Quality Commission last week, but I'd rather focus on the positive and look at what we have achieved in such a short time.
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Lords quality accounts fight may cause an unpleasant sensation
The latest scrap between Monitor and the Department of Health has just kicked off in the House of Lords.
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'Remarkable' PCT beats crisis
The recovery of a primary care trust dogged by financial and performance failings has been dubbed 'remarkable'.Brent PCT was criticised for an 'arrogant and isolated' approach, 'serious failings' of corporate governance, 'very poor' financial oversight and creating a 'schism' between itself and its GPs, in a report published last year.
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Unions confront Care Quality Commission over jobs
The Care Quality Commission is heading for clashes with unions before it has even launched.With just over a month until the commission absorbs the three health and social care watchdogs, around 300 staff are still in the dark about their fate.