All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 162
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HSJ Knowledge
Sea change in health scrutiny
As the future of health scrutiny grows increasingly complex, healthcare professionals and local government must ride the wave and forge new relationships, reports Sasha Strong
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Sophia Christie on the power of targets
'The concern is shifting from absolute targets to the rather more difficult to track agenda of respect and values'
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MPs launch contract cleaning probe
A cross-party parliamentary group is launching an inquiry into healthcare-acquired infections.
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Sex clinic under pressure as HIV rates increase
A senior strategic health authority manager has warned that high rates of HIV infection combined with poor data collection and a lack of funds for care are squeezing sexual health services in Manchester.
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Surgical spirit soars in defence of the clinician
Royal College of Surgeons president Bernie Ribeiro is on a mission to stand up for education and to set up a national audit of clinical outcomes to convince commissioners of ISTCS' shortcomings
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Clinicians under the spotlight
Tackling performance problems is rarely easy, but there is experienced support to call on. Dr Rosemary Field explains
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Commission orders trusts to provide proof of non-discrimination policies
A hospital trust and a primary care trust have been served with legal notices giving them 28 days to prove they do not discriminate against disabled patients or staff.
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Healthcare Commission takes a hard line on hospital infection
The Healthcare Commission is to clamp down on superbugs after one in four hospitals admitted they were failing to meet national standards.
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How overview and scrutiny committees can help, or hinder, NHS service redesign
Nick Edwards reports on a survey of OSC chairs about their attitudes towards NHS managers
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Monitor concern over foundation progress
Less than half of acute and mental health trusts are likely to reach foundation status by 2008, regulator Monitor has said.
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Confederation hits out at regulation overhaul
The Healthcare Commission's plans for the annual healthcheck ratings are 'bordering on performance management', the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'We have to dance, sing and juggle, often at the same time - and now we need more proof we are accountable'
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MP wants medics in uniforms to cut infection
Doctors should change into uniforms on entering hospital to help stop the spread of infections, according to an MP whose local hospital became the first to be served with a hygiene improvement notice.
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HSJ Knowledge
Danger signals on safety
There is little doubt that theHealthcare Commission's healthcheckrating is far more searching than its predecessor, the star-ratings
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Scottish helpline implicated in two deaths
The future of NHS 24, Scotland's troubled nurse-led helpline, again looked in doubt last week after a judge concluded it was implicated in the deaths of two patients.
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'Micro-management' fears spark debate on regulation
Fears are growing that trusts could be shackled by increasing control from the centre as government and regulators attempt to get a tighter grip on performance.
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Trusts declare on new ratings
Every trust in England has issued a public declaration of how they have performed against the core standards for healthcare. The information has been made available as part of the Healthcare Commission's annual health check of trusts, which have replaced star-ratings.
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Foundation governance definitely not kids' stuff
Monitor has stepped in to prevent a foundation trust appointing children as governors.
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HSJ Knowledge
Design for living
The targets may have been narrowly missed, but meticulous planning of care pathways and a focus on sustainability are driving radical improvements to cancer treatment. And Daloni Carlisle says there's more to come
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Proposals recommend new role for trusts in detecting rogue doctors
A major shake-up of the regulation of the medical profession, the first in 150 years, could see large acute and primary care trusts become affiliate outposts of the General Medical Council.