All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 84
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Behan says CQC will 'comment on quality' as cuts bite
The Care Quality Commission will not be afraid to speak up if the continued financial squeeze impacts on patient care, the regulator’s new chief executive has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC could ditch annual inspections following U-turn
The Care Quality Commission could move away from regular inspections of all regulated organisations and back towards a more risk-based model, under plans being put out for consultation today.
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NewsKidney donations site to launch
A controversial website offering patients the chance to plead for kidney donations will launch in the UK today.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Great UDI care race
America has fired the starting gun for sweeping changes to medical device procurement worldwide
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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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NewsOFT investigates NHS hospitals sharing price data
The Office of Fair Trading has obtained assurances from eight NHS trusts that they will cease sharing commercially sensitive information about their private patient unit prices, it revealed this morning.
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NewsNHS organisations ready for revalidation
Most NHS organisations are ready for revalidation at the end of the year, according to a new report.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: designated fallout
CRSs mean a juggling of hot potatoes and the avoidance of avalanches
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NewsWinterbourne case 'a watershed moment'
The shocking report into abuse of residents at a care home by staff has led to those blamed for failure vowing to ensure it does not happen again.
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NewsFTs with heavy PFI burdens could face ratings downgrade
Foundation trusts could in future have their financial risk rating downgraded if their private finance initiative payments amount to more than 10 per cent of income, NHS sector regulator Monitor has mooted.
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HSJ Local
Record keeping concerns remain at Ashford and St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has declared that Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now compliant on five out of six quality indicators.
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NewsMonitor installs new chairman at Bolton as major failings uncovered
Foundation trust regulator Monitor this afternoon moved to install a new chairman of Bolton FT after a major hole was uncovered in the finances of the troubled hospital trust.
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LeaderQuestions over Monitor’s role will be raised
There is continued uncertainty over the mechanics of regulation
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NewsNHS regulator drops 'Chinese walls' plan
Foundation trust regulator Monitor has scrapped its plan to build “Chinese walls” within its organisation to separate its existing role from its future responsibility to regulate the entire NHS healthcare sector.
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NewsMonitor drops controversial credit rating plan
Future healthcare sector regulator Monitor has scrapped many of the controversial restrictions it had proposed placing on providers of essential NHS services, including debt caps, external credit ratings, and curbs on dividend payments.
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NewsCommissioners could be incentivised not to give services additional protection
Commissioners may be given a “financial incentive” not to designate large numbers of NHS services for extra regulatory protection, future sector regulator Monitor has suggested.
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HSJ LocalBolton FT facing 'serious challenges' to financial viability - Monitor
FINANCE: Bolton Foundation Trust is facing “serious challenges to its financial viability”, according to the latest board papers of FT regulator Monitor.
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NewsNew HealthWatch England chair announced
Anna Bradley, chair of the General Optical Council, is to chair HealthWatch England, it was confirmed today.
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HSJ KnowledgeAn under-the-lens examination
The quality governance framework must be used properly in trusts’ self-assessment