All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 57
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NewsMid Staffs trust pleads guilty over patient deaths
The former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has today pleaded guilty to charges brought under health and safety legislation relating to four patient deaths.
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NewsKPMG wins £1m contract to design NHS Improvement
KPMG has won a contract to design how NHS Improvement will be created and function.
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NewsExclusive: Stafford child death investigation to consider case for new inquest
An independent review into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital will examine whether there should be a second inquest after its terms of reference were expanded, HSJ has learned.
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CommentValue-based care needs to be supported by value-based regulation
The Care Quality Commission’s plans for a fees hike are worrying but could herald major shifts in the regulator’s relationship with trusts, argues Johnny Marshall
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HSJ LocalDoncaster chief defends finance director over mystery £12m deficit
The chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has defended the ‘integrity and character’ of the trust’s finance director following the discovery of a previously unknown £12.6m deficit.
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NewsCQC efficiency rating will not be based on trust’s financial position
The Care Quality Commission’s future rating of trusts’ efficiency will not be based on whether they have a surplus or deficit, a new document reveals.
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NewsHSJ annual lecture: full transcript
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt delivered the second HSJ annual lecture on Thursday night in London. Here is the full transcript.
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HSJ LocalTrust closes beds as chair warns it is 'becoming unviable clinically'
PERFORMANCE: A struggling acute trust plans to close beds because it is ‘becoming unviable clinically’ and is ‘unable to consistently and safely staff’ the number of beds currently open, its leadership team has said.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust leadership could face overhaul over delays
PERFORMANCE: The leadership of South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust could be replaced after Monitor found some patients were made to wait up to 10 minutes longer for an emergency response last winter.
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NewsWatch on demand: Webinar on NHS regulation
You can now watch for free our expert panel debate the current context and likely future of regulation.
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NewsHSJ annual lecture: Hunt promises new 'Ofsted style ratings' for CCGs
Ofsted style ratings are to be given to each area of the country for performance in a range of clinical areas including cancer, dementia and mental health, Jeremy Hunt will announce today at HSJ’s annual lecture.
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NewsExclusive: Senior clinicians 'recommend merger' of two teaching hospitals
The boards of Liverpool’s two university teaching hospital trusts are to consider a joint report from their senior clinicians that recommends merging the organisations, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExpert view: Is the pendulum of care inspection swinging back?
HSJ care quality correspondent Will Hazell says the Care Quality Commission’s proposal to move to a less hands-on inspection system will be a tough test for its ability to use information.
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HSJ LocalPatient died after 'gross failure to provide basic medical attention'
A ‘gross failure to provide basic medical attention’ to a prisoner admitted to Watford General Hospital amounted to neglect that contributed to his death, a jury inquest has ruled.
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NewsExclusive: CQC proposes move to risk based regime
The Care Quality Commission has proposed moving to a more risk based regulatory regime.
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NewsExclusive: CQC will seek to protect 'frontline' duties from budget cuts
The Care Quality Commission chief executive has told HSJ he is expecting its government funding to be cut, and will seek to protect its ‘frontline and statutory responsibilities’.
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HSJ LocalBrighton A&E rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: An unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department has found overcrowding and a lack of board progress in addressing inspectors’ concerns.
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NewsCQC asked to plan for 40pc cut in government funding
The Care Quality Commission has warned of spending review ‘implications’ for the delivery of its 2016-17 inspection programme, after being asked to model cuts to its central government funding of up to 40 per cent.
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NewsClinical commissioners attack 'oppressive' regulatory regime
Clinical commissioning groups have hit out at what they describe as an ever growing bureaucracy and an ‘oppressive’ reporting process imposed by national bodies, which they say is making their jobs more difficult.
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HSJ LocalTrust charged with corporate manslaughter pleads not guilty
The first NHS trust to be charged with corporate manslaughter following the death of a patient has pleaded not guilty today.