All Steve Field articles – Page 2
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NewsCQC drops risk ratings from GP monitoring
The Care Quality Commission will no longer be risk rating GP practices as part of its intelligent monitoring process.
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LeaderInspections must help answer primary care’s dilemmas
Steve Field singles out one ‘outstanding’ surgery
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NewsOne in 10 GP practices pose greatest perceived risk
One in 10 GP practices have been assigned the highest category of risk in an ‘intelligent monitoring’ system devised by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCQC reveals first general practice ratings
The first two GP practices to be rated under the Care Quality Commission’s inspection regime have been assessed as ‘outstanding’.
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NewsSmaller GP practices fared worse under inspections, CQC finds
Smaller GP practices have fared worse under the Care Quality Commission’s inspections so far because of the “splendid isolation” in which some are operating, Professor Steve Field has said
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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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NewsInadequate GPs will be told to improve or face closure
GP practices that persistently provide inadequate services will face closure if they fail to improve within a year, the Care Quality Commission has announced.
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Rise in general practice whistleblowing
The Care Quality Commission has recorded a surge in the number of whistleblowers complaining about standards in general practice, the regulator’s most senior inspector has said.
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NewsCQC to review how it engages with public
The Care Quality Commission has said it is reviewing how it can engage more effectively with members of the public.
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NewsChief inspector 'shocked' at lack of out of hours information
The chief inspector of general practice has said he has been “shocked” at some clinical commissioning groups’ apparent lack of knowledge about which bodies provide out of hours GP services in their area.
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NewsGPs replaced following CQC inspections
More details emerged of how the lead GPs of poorly performing practices have been replaced following Care Quality Commission inspections.
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NewsCQC closes poorly performing GP practices
The chief inspector of general practice has revealed the Care Quality Commission has already initiated the close of a number of poor practices.
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NewsCQC will 'campaign for more GPs and longer consultations'
The Care Quality Commission will “campaign” for longer consultations and greater increases in the GP workforce, its professional adviser on primary care has said.
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NewsField: Nurses central to primary care reform
Nurse training needs a “radical review” to meet the “urgent” need for professionals with the skills to care for patients with long term conditions, the new chief inspector of primary care has said.
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NewsSteve Field: I'll use chief inspector role to drive primary care reform and integration
The new chief inspector of general practice will use his role to reform primary care and develop integrated services, and to call for additional funding where it is needed, he has told HSJ.
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LeaderGeneral practice is the NHS’s great strength, which it has to review
Reviewing the role of GPs will be worthwhile
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NewsSteve Field appointed as chief inspector of general practice
Steve Field has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of general practice.
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NewsExclusive: Analysis which sparked deaths controversy is axed
The national public health oversight body has stopped its regular analysis reports which drew attention to the fact that mortality among older people has been higher than expected since the beginning of 2012.
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NewsNHS England gives green light on £70m innovation networks project
NHS England has licensed 15 academic health science networks which it hopes will improve the uptake of innovative treatments by trusts and generate economic growth.
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HSJ KnowledgeSteve Field: the NHS constitution is a 'precious gift'
Board members must live the values of the constitution