All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 55
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LeaderThe 21 questions the NHS must answer this year
2016 is one of the NHS’s rare ‘years of opportunity’. The questions below will determine whether it is a success or failure
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HSJ LocalMedway remains in special measures as regulators consider next steps
REGULATION: Medway Foundation Trust is set to remain in special measures while regulators consider “the best option to improve services” after it was again rated “inadequate”.
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NewsCQC to have government grant cut by a quarter
CQC to have its government grant cut by 25 per cent over four years Overall budget to be reduced by 13 per cent by 2019-20, with grant cut offset by fee rises Regulator will have to absorb £6.2m of additional “cost pressures” The Care Quality Commission is to ...
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HSJ LocalMonitor investigates hospital trust over £14.7m predicted deficit
Monitor has launched an investigation into the finances at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust after the acute trust predicted a deficit of £14.7m for this financial year.
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NewsNHS told to achieve nine 'must dos' during 2016-17
NHS providers across a quarter of England must meet four out of 10 clinical standards for seven day services during 2016-17 Local areas told they must achieve nine ‘must dos’ including eliminating NHS deficit Focus on achieving waiting time and care access targets Every local health system has ...
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HSJ KnowledgeReports must ensure the facts speak for themselves
Trusts and watchdogs should develop the habits of good investigators
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NewsNHS mandate: Government demands progress in 'transformation areas'
The government has set out its priorities for the NHS during this parliament, including designating areas of the country as “transformation areas”. NHS England will have to begin publishing new clinical commissioning group assessment ratings.
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HSJ LocalSouth West CCG placed under legal directions
Kernow CCG placed under legal directions by NHS England due to deteriorating finances Turnaround director to be appointed Six CCGs have had legal conditions applied in 2015-16 PERFORMANCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group has been placed under legal directions by NHS England.
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NewsNew ratings will not lead to better commissioning, say CCG leaders
The majority of clinical commissioning group leaders do not believe proposed ratings for CCGs will lead to better commissioning and standards of services, the latest HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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CommentBreaking free from the short-term, one-way, top-down system
In the future NHS, where different organisations work collaboratively with a sense of shared purpose, how does performance management fit in?
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HSJ LocalFirst CCG is placed in special measures
Shropshire CCG placed in special measures Group will have to agree new 2015-16 forecast financial outturn No legal directions placed on CCG PERFORMANCE: Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group has become the first CCG placed in special measures by NHS England.
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SupplementsRoundtable: Jeremy Hunt's HSJ annual lecture debated
CCG ratings dominated the headlines after Jeremy Hunt’s HSJ annual lecture – but experts who convened to discuss its implications were far more interested in his vision of powerful patients, reports Claire Read
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NewsNHS England to publish CCG conflict of interest audit
NHS England commissions audit into how CCGs co-commissisoning primary care manage conflicts of interest Updated statutory guidance on conflicts of interest to be published in April, MPs told NHS England will publish an independent audit into how potential conflicts of interest among clinical commissioning groups co-commissioning primary care ...
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CommentIs Southern Health a one-off? Ministers have no way of knowing
The leaked Southern Health review exposed a gap of knowledge about quality of care. Shaun Lintern asks whether the problem is limited to only one trust
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NewsCQC ‘not yet an effective regulator’, say MPs
Commons public accounts committee expresses “new concerns” over CQC’s performance Committee says CQC’s own performance metrics are “inadequate” Concerns raised over CQC taking on new duty to assess efficiency “while it is struggling to fulfil its existing responsibilities” The Care Quality Commission is “not yet an effective regulator ...
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NewsTrusts unlikely to be put in special measures for poor efficiency ratings
CQC head of acute policy says regulator “does not see” new efficiency ratings being linked to special measures Alex Baylis says CQC will have to work closely with NHS Improvement to make inspections of use of resources effective Repeats warning of CQC being “too purist” in its view of ...
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NewsNext CQC chair pledges ‘less burdensome’ regulation
Peter Wyman pledges to make regulator “less burdensome” and to “reduce bureaucracy” Government’s preferred candidate tells Commons health committee his priority as CQC chair would be embracing technology Mr Wyman reveals he is a Conservative Party member The government’s preferred candidate to be the next Care Quality Commission ...
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SupplementsHow to spot a good app
Tricky but essential - the job of evaluating the many health apps on the market
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Morecambe Bay exits special measures
CQC says Morecambe Bay should exit special measures Improved staffing levels and stable executive team installed FT chief executive says huge deficit was necessary to make improvements Full CQC report REGULATION: Monitor has confirmed that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be taken out of special ...