CQC consults on ‘Ofsted-style’ regime
The Care Quality Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to change its inspection regime and introduce ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings for trusts and hospitals.
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Hunt’s Ofsted plan marked down
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt should think carefully before re-introducing ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings into the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has concluded.
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Nuffield Trust warns against ‘big stick’
The government should avoid the temptation to over-regulate the health service or to take a ‘big stick’ approach to getting trusts to improve, the Nuffield Trust has said.
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CQC inspection powers questioned
Dr Mary Hawking has raised concerns about the inspection powers of the Care Quality Commission regarding access to individual patient records without the explicit consent of patients.
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CQC confirms QinetiQ info sifting deal
The Care Quality Commission is introducing intelligent data mining software to monitor the performance of health and social care providers.
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CQC to use QinetiQ software to mine data
The Care Quality Commission will start piloting intelligent data mining software similar to that used by the intelligence service to help it monitor staff and public concerns about NHS services.
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Information Centre wins in ALB review
The NHS Information Centre has come out of the Department of Health’s arms length body review with a promise that it will be put on a firmer statutory footing and given new responsibilities.
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Keogh to lead work on new stats for NHS
The government has set up a working group to develop a single hospital standardised mortality ratio for the NHS in response to the latest report on the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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Acute trusts go-live with Bluespier EDS
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have gone live with a new electronic discharge system from Bluespier. The company says it has worked closely with the two trusts, which have been customising the module for their own use. It is linked with the admission and discharge processes on the trusts’ patient […]
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CQC raises discharge concerns
Almost 50% of GPs are not receiving discharge summaries from acute trusts in time for them to be useful, according to the Care Quality Commission’s report on the state of care in England.
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