All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 71
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NewsReview reveals failings by nursing regulator in Mid Staffs cases
The Nursing and Midwifery Council failed to properly investigate 17 former nurses at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust according to an audit by the Professional Standards Authority.
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NewsCQC set to run list of 'unfit' directors
A register of poorly performing NHS directors is to be set up and maintained by the Care Quality Commission to prevent “unfit” managers working and moving between health and care providers.
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NewsMPs: Monitor ‘must not be an obstacle to change’
Acute services in the NHS in England are facing a year of particular financial pressure in 2015-16, when changes to funding arrangements will see £2bn transferred to community health and social care provision, a parliamentary report has warned.
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NewsCQC trialling appeals process for quality ratings
The Care Quality Commission is to begin trialling a new appeals process which will allow providers to challenge the regulator’s ratings in certain circumstances.
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HSJ LocalCQC highlights quality problems at Tameside
An under-fire hospital foundation trust has been reprimanded by regulators for failing to meet national safety standards.
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NewsHunt urged to ensure ombudsman gives evidence to Kirkup inquiry
A Labour MP has written to Jeremy Hunt asking him to ensure the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman gives evidence to the investigation into the failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.
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CQC plans 50pc rise in DH funding for overhauled inspections
The Care Quality Commission is planning for a 50 per cent increase in the money it receives from the Department of Health to fund its overhauled inspection regime.
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NewsField: Unannounced GP inspections will continue
The Care Quality Commission will continue to make unannounced inspections of GP practices after its new inspection regime comes into force, the chief inspector of general practice has told HSJ.
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NewsMid Staffs special administration 'could cost £15m'
The health sector regulator has admitted the special administration process at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could ultimately cost £15m.
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NewsRevealed: the first areas to face new GP inspection regime
HSJ can reveal the first 12 clinical commissioning group areas that will be inspected under the Care Quality Commission’s new general practice inspection regime.
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NewsCQC chair: 30 acutes could end up in special measures
By the time the Care Quality Commission finishes inspecting the acute sector under its new regime up to 30 hospital trusts could have been placed in “special measures”, the regulator’s chair suggested yesterday.
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LeaderWhy the NHS must learn to fail successfully
Policymakers are still looking for an effective failure regime
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NewsRegulator launches investigation of The Christie
Monitor has launched an investigation into the governance of prestigious cancer specialist, the Christie Foundation Trust, the watchdog announced this evening.
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NewsCQC whistleblower claims 'constructive dismissal'
A claim of constructive dismissal brought by a former Care Quality Commission inspector who blew the whistle to the Francis inquiry will be heard next week.
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes Wirral probe
FINANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust, the regulator has announced.
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NewsRichards: CQC must improve inspection consistency
The Care Quality Commission must do more to improve the consistency of its judgements, the chief inspector of hospitals has said. He spoke after it emerged a leading London teaching hospital successfully challenged the regulator’s plan to issue it a warning notice.
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LeaderToo many trust challenges will undermine CQC inspections
Regulator is on a learning curve with new regime