All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 59
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HSJ LocalCQC makes snap inspection of maternity unit following death
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has made an unannounced inspection of Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust’s maternity unit after a fifth maternal death at the hospital.
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NewsGMC to challenge 'lenient' misconduct decisions under new powers
The General Medical Council will be able to challenge ‘lenient’ decisions against doctors suspected of misconduct for the first time.
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NewsCQC will miss own inspection deadlines, regulator admits
The Care Quality Commission will fail to hit a high profile target to inspect all acute trusts before the end of this year, the watchdog’s chief executive has said.
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NewsAnalysis: Huge disparity in trusts challenging CQC accuracy
There is huge variation in the number of factual accuracy challenges trusts are making to their draft Care Quality Commission inspection reports, HSJ analysis has found.
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LeaderHow a new government can ride the 'crisis' tide to effect change
Leading the health service out of difficulty
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NewsExclusive: Morecambe Bay inquiry chair 'disappointed' by response
The chair of the inquiry into poor maternity care and deaths at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has said he was ‘disappointed’ by the response of professional bodies to his report.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke to return to NHS management next month
STRUCTURE: The UK’s only privately-run NHS hospital will be handed back to the health service next month, the NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed.
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NewsRanked: Whipps Cross poorest hospital rated by CQC to date
Whipps Cross University Hospital is by one measure, the poorest hospital to be rated by the Care Quality Commission to date.
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HSJ Local‘No one held accountable’ for Hinchingbrooke deal, says PAC report
PERFORMANCE: Oversight of the contract for NHS’s only privately run hospital was ‘poor and inadequate’ and ‘no one has been held accountable for the consequences’, MPs have said.
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NewsBarts placed in special measures after hospital rated 'inadequate'
Barts Health Trust, the largest NHS trust in the country, is to be placed in special measures after a damning Care Quality Commission inspection report rated Whipps Cross University Hospital ‘inadequate’.
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NewsKirkup clinical lead standards would be ‘struggle’ to implement
A recommendation by the Kirkup inquiry that national standards should be drawn up for all clinical leads would be “a struggle” to make work in practice, leading regulatory lawyers have said
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HSJ PartnersDisplay ratings or pay: countdown to CQC deadline
Providers face a statutory requirement to clearly display their CQC rating
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HSJ PartnersThe dawn of a new regulatory era: Get familiar with new CQC guidance
The CQC’s new rules for providers
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HSJ KnowledgeClosing the emergency care gap takes accountability and knowing what works
Get the measure on A&E
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HSJ KnowledgeEmergency care summit: Sustainability remains A&E's biggest issue
The crisis facing A&E departments
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NewsCircle drops challenge to ‘inadequate’ Hinchingbrooke rating
Circle has dropped its plan to request a review of the ‘inadequate’ rating given to Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsExclusive: CQC unveils new approach to regulating forward view care models
The Care Quality Commission will adapt its approach to regulation to reflect the new provider landscape outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View, the watchdog’s chief executive has said.
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NewsRichards: CQC will not shirk from action against trusts with 'unfit' directors
A shortage in the supply of senior NHS managers will not prevent the Care Quality Commission from taking action against trusts who employ ‘unfit’ directors, Sir Mike Richards has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: PHSO's capability questioned after Morecambe Bay report
The capability of the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman to investigate complaints and obtain evidence has been seriously questioned in light of the inquiry into failings at University Hospital of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, HSJ can reveal.