All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 63
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News'Success regime' outlined by national officials
Struggling health economies will agree a ‘single, collective short term plan’ as well as medium term proposals for transformation under the ‘success regime’ proposed by national officials for 2015-16.
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HSJ PartnersNew liaison agreement gives CQC more power over health and safety incidents
New regulation proposal could make the CQC responsible for taking action against health and safety incidents involving patients, explains Joanna Dirmikis
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CommentHSJ annual lecture transcript: Simon Stevens' on forward view for the NHS
The edited transcript of the speech given by Simon Stevens at the HSJ inaugural lecture.
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NewsCQC needs to increase inspection workforce by 66pc in one year
The Care Quality Commission is still 559 inspectors short of the total number it thinks it needs by the end of next year.
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – safety and quality: Post-Francis NHS must stay safe without spending more
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-SAFETYHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-SAFETY After the sea change in focus on quality and safety that followed the 2013 Francis report, 2015 will be about ensuring the issue remains at the top of the list in the face of an ever more challenging financial position.The pre-eminence ...
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – workforce: Recruitment set to become key political battleground
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-WORKFORCEHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-WORKFORCE The last 18 months has seen an unprecedented focus on the NHS workforce following the Francis report into the failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and this is unlikely to lessen in the coming year despite mounting financial pressures on acute ...
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HSJ LocalMonitor launches investigation into finances at Basildon and Thurrock
FINANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into the deterioration of finances at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay inquiry to hear from former trust chief
The former chief executive of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust is due to give evidence today to an independent inquiry examining infant and maternal deaths.
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NewsRichards: Fit and proper persons test may end up in court
The final parameters of the new fit and proper test for NHS board members could be set in the courts, the chief inspector of hospitals has predicted
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NewsOne in three trusts have board level vacancies
One in three trusts have at least one vacancy or interim executive on their board, according to a King’s Fund report based on research by HSJ.
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HSJ PartnersNew CQC rating system: Regulating for success not failure?
When to challenge the CQC’s hospital ratings and why
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SupplementsDuty of candour: what new regulations mean for trusts
What organisations need to do to comply
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NewsStudy exposes 'scandalous' state of NHS neurology services
Patients with acute neurological conditions are waiting too long to see specialist consultants amid ‘scandalous’ widespread variations in hospital services across the country, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCQC to inspect Heart of England
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is to inspect Heart of England Foundation Trust following concerns about its accident and emergency services and ‘management issues’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersThe CQC's new fit and proper persons test explained
Fit and proper persons enforced today
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HSJ LocalStrict conditions imposed on Medway following multiple inspections
PERFORMANCE: Stringent conditions have been placed on Medway Maritime Hospital following a third CQC inspection of its struggling accident and emergency department.
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NewsHospital inspections in marginal seats could swing general election
Hospital inspections could play a role in deciding the outcome of next year’s general election, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsCQC recruitment difficulties threaten inspection targets
The Care Quality Commission’s struggle to employ enough staff to inspect all acute trusts by the end of next year has been flagged up as a “key risk” by its chief executive.
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HSJ PartnersThe NHS's new inspection response framework gives GPs clarity
New NHS England framework