Online doctor’s service found guilty of activity without CQC registration
Pharamcorp Ltd pleaded guilty to providing services without Care Quality Commission registration and has been ordered to pay £13,670.
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Movers and Shakers news roundup
July’s edition of Movers and Shakers features news from Moorfields Eye Hospital and Palantir revealing a new managing director for its UK operations.
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Livi becomes first online GP provider rated ‘outstanding’ by CQC
Following a comprehensive inspection by the regulator, Livi was awarded an ‘outstanding’ rating in two out of five category questions.
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Staff lose more than 26,000 hours to IT issues, CQC reveals
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed in its November board papers that 26,835 staff hours had been lost to IT issues, costing £679,399.
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Innovators encouraged to join CQC ‘regulatory sandbox’
It is hoped the sandbox will be a space where providers can work with CQC to look at how new ways of working fit with regulation.
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CQC to begin inspecting how triage apps affect care
New guidelines on how to assure inspectors that apps are being used appropriately were published last month, following legal advise.
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Babylon threatened to sue CQC, emails reveal
A series of emails chronicling the legal spat between Babylon and the Care Quality Commission has been made public, revealing the firm threatened to sue the regulator for any damages arising from an inspection report.
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