All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 169
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National learning disabilities audit updated
The Healthcare Commission has published an update on its forthcoming audit of services for people with learning disabilities.It outlines which types of services will be reviewed, the pilot schemes now under way to test the methodology and plans for the national roll out.The update can be found ...
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Department of Health launches GP satisfaction survey
A survey asking 5 million patients to rate their satisfaction with their GP is launched today.The GP patient experience survey, Your Doctor, Your Experience, Your Say, is part of the improved access scheme directed enhanced service. The results will be used to reward GPs ...
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Joint health and social care regulation body delayed as plans are left out of Queen's Speech
The merger of the health and social care inspectorates looks set to be delayed by at least six months following the absence of a bill to implement it in the Queen's Speech.
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PEC proposals promise equality for clinicians and managers
Clinicians and managers will be expected to work together to take joint decisions on commissioning under radical proposals to reform professional executive committees.
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Dental association: NHS should not be given more regulatory powers
The British Dental Association has said the NHS should not be given regulatory powers but supports maintaining the current number of regulators. In its response to the Department of Health's consultation on the regulation of non-medical healthcare professionals, the BDA also supported a revalidation scheme being introduced to ensure dental ...
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Listening to complaints
David Lee's article on listening to complaints was engaging. What would have been really useful is a sense of what has actually changed in the day-to-day operation of services and the impact on patient care, efficiency and staff relations.
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Turnaround help for a third of acutes as deficits reach £1.2bn gross
More than one-third of all acute trusts and a quarter of all primary care trusts are receiving turnaround support as it was revealed that deficits in the NHS are climbing again.
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NPSA issues advice on blood transfusions
A range of new measures to improve the safety of blood transfusions has been announced by the National Patient Safety Agency.The measures will include photo ID cards for regular patients and electronic tracking systems for patients and blood.The NPSA has drawn up the measures in conjunction with the Serious Hazards ...
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WHO director general shortlist announced
Five candidates will be interviewed today for the post of director general of the World Health Organisation.They candidates are: Dr Kazem Behbehani; Dr Margaret Chan; Dr Julio Frenk; Dr Shigeru Omi and Ms Elena Salgado Mendez.For more on the appointment click here
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Select committee to investigate patient involvement
The Commons health select committee is to carry out an inquiry into public and patient involvement early next year. Although the terms of reference will not be announced until after the Queen's Speech on 15 November, the committee said it intends to consider issues such as the powers and make-up ...
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Nicholson to give evidence to spending enquiry
NHS chief executive David Nicholson, acting permanent secretary Hugh Taylor and finance director Richard Douglas are to give evidence to the Commons health committee on 23 November as part of its inquiry into NHS expenditure. Health secretary Patricia Hewitt will face the committee on 29 November.
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Government urges quicker action on infection rates
The government has said it will urge the Healthcare Commission to move more quickly to take action against trusts with high levels of healthcare-acquired infection.
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Push to publish clinical data
The Department of Health is to look at ways of providing clinical outcome information for independent treatment centres. The government's response to the Commons health select committee's report on ITCs conceded that without robust information on clinical quality, patients cannot make an informed choice.
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LINks to get scrutiny role
Local Involvement Networks will be given a legal right to inspect NHS, social care, voluntary and independent sector organisations, health minister Rosie Winterton said this week.
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Healthcare Commission criticises care of young offenders
Too many young offenders have insufficient access to healthcare, in particular mental health services, according to a joint report published today by the Healthcare Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation.The report found that one in six youth offending teams (YOTs) tasked with looking after the health and welfare of ...
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State of healthcare report published
The Healthcare Commission today published its State of Healthcare 2006report. The report includes the first assessment of the independent sector against minimum standards.The figures are available here
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Efficiency indicators do not tell the story behind the numbers
The comprehensive spending review is no longer the distant event it once seemed - the coming financial squeeze makes a numbers game out of the next 18 months or so.
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Sue Slipman on foundation trusts and the healthcheck ratings
'Having strengthened their financial management without comprising service quality, foundation trusts are now in a position to step up their investment in providing first class patient care'
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Commission says sorry for PCT score mistakes
The Healthcare Commission has apologised for sending 62 primary care trusts the wrong ratings last week. The commission was alerted to the errors by PCTs, which were given their individual scores on Tuesday, ahead of the official launch of figures for all of England on Thursday.
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Healthcheck: just 11 have self-declared ratings reduced after inspection
The Healthcare Commission reviewed more trusts' self declarations than originally intended, chief executive Anna Walker has revealed.In total, 11 trusts had their overall rating reduced as a result of inspection of their self-declared standards.