All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 66
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NewsMonitor increases scrutiny of FTs' financial position
Monitor will scrutinise foundation trusts more closely by requiring monthly finance reports, as pressure on NHS finances grows.
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NewsCQC to inspect whole health systems
The Care Quality Commission will begin inspecting health systems across whole geographical areas from next year, its chief inspector of general practice has said.
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NewsSeven in 10 trusts 'require improvement' or are 'inadequate', says CQC
Seven out of 10 NHS trusts rated by the Care Quality Commission under its new inspections regime were found to be inadequate or requiring improvement, an HSJ analysis of published ratings reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Ombudsman seeks new powers to investigate NHS
A new public services ombudsman should be established with powers to probe the decisions of clinical commissioning groups and councils, the Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman has said.
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NewsPHSO to take on more historic complaints
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has pledged to help seal the “regulatory gap” identified by the CQC after abandoning its probe into an historic complaint.
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CommentJulie Mellor: The ombudsman does act upon care complaints
We’re changing how we investigate complaints
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NewsWatchdog chief hits out at DH's ‘slow’ action on funding reform
The head of the body that oversees health and care regulators in the UK has criticised the Department of Health for delaying reforms to its funding arrangements
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HSJ LocalUrgent action taken as Medway A&E remains in 'state of crisis'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is ‘urgently working’ with NHS England and Monitor to make improvements at Medway Maritime Hospital’s accident and emergency department after an unannounced inspection found it ‘remained in a state of crisis with poor clinical leadership’.
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NewsExclusive: CQC flags serious concerns about privately run Hinchingbrooke Hospital
The Care Quality Commission has raised serious concerns about care quality, management and culture at the UK’s only privately run NHS hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeHarmonise culture and leadership: The formula for successful hospital chains
Avoiding the pitfalls of establishing chains, according to a Swiss health chief executive
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegulator rejects private hospital's complaint against CCGs
Monitor has concluded its first and only investigation into an allegation of anticompetitive behaviour by a clinical commissioning group
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NewsDH weighs into baby death probe
The Department of Health has begun brokering talks between NHS England and the Care Quality Commission in a bid to close the “gap” in the care complaints regime revealed by an HSJ investigation.
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HSJ LocalDudley becomes first trust to request CQC rating review
Dudley Group Foundation Trust has become the first trust to be granted a formal review of its Care Quality Commission rating.
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HSJ LocalKing's Lynn to remain in special measures
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust remains in special measures.
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NewsTwitter chat: How is the Foundation Trust sector performing?
Join our Twitter discussion about the current state of the FT sector on 22 September
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NewsBehan warns of 'gap in the system' following baby's death case
The head of the Care Quality Commission has admitted a gap in the regulatory system is preventing the investigation of historic patient complaints, after NHS England pulled out of a proposed joint investigation.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners should join CQC inspections, says CCG leader
A clinical commissioning group leader has called on the Care Quality Commission to allow CCGs to join inspections of their local hospitals.
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NewsLabour insists scrapping NHS competition would not require major upheaval
A legal adviser to the Labour Party has rejected claims it would have to ‘dismantle’ the commissioner-provider split in order to remove the effect of EU procurement rules on the NHS.