All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 90
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NewsCQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower has resigned.
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NewsTrusts refusing to release doctors for leadership work
Doctors are struggling to gain permission from trusts to undertake nationally important policy and leadership work, according to senior medical figures.
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NewsCQC board flags concerns over 'vindictive' inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission is pushing through significant changes to the inspection regime on the back of a flawed consultation process, one of its own board members has warned.
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NewsLitigation authority reform could lower trust costs
Trusts could benefit from significantly reduced clinical negligence payouts and insurance premiums if the NHS Litigation Authority successfully reforms “draconian” risk assessments, HSJ has been told.
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Somerset Partnership has addressed CQC concerns
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s governance risk rating from Monitor has returned to green, less than two months after it was downgraded due to concerns about patient care.
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NewsMonitor intervenes to replace chair at underperforming trust
Monitor has stepped in to replace the chair of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust after three separate independent reviews last week revealed a catalogue of leadership and governance failures.
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NewsTreatment information for outpatients must improve, trusts warned
Hospitals must get better at explaining treatment, according to the Care Quality Commission, after a national survey of outpatients found many were left confused about tests, medicines and side effects.
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NewsNew consultation on pharmacy regulation proposed
A consultation exercise has been launched on proposed reform of the regulation system governing pharmacies across Great Britain.
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NewsDebt cap proposed for private providers to NHS
Monitor has proposed to set a cap on the level of debt carried by any organisation providing essential healthcare services to the NHS.
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: The safety of mothers and babies at the foundation’s Furness General Hospital remains at “significant risk”, according to a new independent review commissioned by foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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NewsExclusive: Care Quality Commission to get external assessor
An “external body” is set to be appointed to assess the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learnt.
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Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has invoked its powers of intervention to install a new chairman at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, following rising concern about the quality of care and leadership at the foundation.
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay foundation trust that it must improve staffing levels at The Royal Lancaster Infirmary, after an inspection of its accident and emergency department.
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News'Hinchingbrooke model' still an option for struggling trust
A financially challenged hospital is considering partnering with the private sector, despite government claims that no NHS trusts planned to follow the “Hinchingbrooke model”.
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NewsPrivate providers attack Monitor failure regime
Private mental health firms are lobbying for deep changes to Monitor’s proposed failure regime, claiming rules putting “patients ahead of creditors” will prevent them from borrowing.
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NewsMore private clinics to treat implant patients for free
Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge.
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Poole FT no longer in breach
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has confirmed that Poole Hospital Foundation Trust is no longer in significant breach of its authorisation.
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NewsCQC is 'fit for job', says permanent secretary
The Department of Health official tasked with reviewing the Care Quality Commission has said it is “fit for the job” but will take another two years to be fully effective.
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NewsGovernment orders nursing regulator review
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to undergo a strategic review due to its failure to deal with a long standing backlog of fitness to practise cases, it has been confirmed.
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Comment'Don't rush through regulation at the expense of innovation'
The PIP breast implant scandal has raised difficult questions for trusts and clinicians about the faith they place in the reliability of medical devices they use.