Power to the people
Paul Hodgkin, a GP and chief executive of Patient Opinion, says that if the NHS really wants to regain compassion it is going to have to get a lot better at understanding where it comes from.
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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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Nicholson wants big conversation on NHS
NHS England is to lead on the creation of a strategy for the health service that will try to build consensus about its future and protect it from political turmoil.
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Joe’s view of feedback
Joe McDonald is disappointed that the latest inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal failed to tackle the regulatory regime. Now, he argues, the NHS needs to learn from Sean the carpet fitter; a man with a keen interest in online ratings.
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NHS managers reject Ofsted ratings
NHS managers have rejected the idea of ‘Ofsted-style ratings’ for hospitals – one of the government’s big planned responses to the Francis Inquiry into the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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Francis response includes Ofsted-ratings
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that an ‘Ofsted style’ system of summary ratings for hospitals and care homes will form part of the government’s response to the Francis report.
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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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Govt plans law to stop “fiddled” figures
The government is thinking of holding trusts criminally liable for manipulating figures on waiting times and death rates as part of its response to Robert Francis’ final report on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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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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