The Prime Minister has pledged that everyone in England will have access to a family doctor seven days a week by 2020. He has also stated he wants GP practices to open for up to 12 hours a day. The move is intended to relieve pressures on hospitals and give working people access to doctors …
From next month, CQC will roll out its new approach to regulating Adult Social Care in England. Specialist teams, including trained members of the public (called Experts by Experience) will inspect services against what matters most to the people who use them – are they safe, caring, effective, responsive to their needs, and well-led. CQC …
CQC has today published guidance for providers and managers of adult social care regarding its new approach to regulating services, including information about registration and fees. The guidance relates to key lines of enquiry (KLOEs) and characteristics of each rating level. The following guidance in relation to community services and residential services has been published: …
The head of NHS England’s specialised commissioning taskforce has said that Clinical Commissioning Groups could be asked to co-commission “the bulk” of NHS England’s £14bn specialised services budget. Dr Paul Watson explained that such an approach could lead to better designed pathways for patients and allow CCGs to“see what is being spent on behalf of …
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The head of NHS England’s specialised commissioning taskforce has said that Clinical Commissioning Groups could be asked to co-commission “the bulk” of NHS England’s £14bn specialised services budget. Dr Paul Watson explained that such an approach could lead to better designed pathways for patients and allow CCGs to“see what is being spent on behalf of …
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CQC has set out its new approach to inspecting substance misuse services with a focus on the issues that matter to service users accessing substance misuse services. The way these services are regulated will reflect national policy priorities for substance misuse. In particular it will reflect the key aim of the government’s drug strategy to …
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A key recommendation of the public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal was promoting whistleblowing. However, campaigners say that despite the initiative to create a more open culture, whistleblowers still face problems in speaking out about the health service. Patients First warned that a “culture of fear” still existed. It has produced a dossier of …
This week Ofsted announced that 40 no-warning inspections would take place this month as part of a trial wave of two-day unannounced inspections across England. The trial is intended to address the feasibility of unannounced inspections proposed following the Trojan Horse inquiries in Birmingham schools. The decision follows concerns that some of the schools involved …
David Prior, the Chair of the CQC, has voiced criticisms over the provision of care within the NHS. In an article for the Guardian where he discusses the merits of increased transparency in care he warns that “many patients receive poor care”. Commenting on the new rating system currently being introduced for providers registered with …
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The Royal College of Physicians has today published a five-point plan for the next government. The plan calls for political parties to stop reorganising the NHS, to increase funding and to commit to an NHS free at the point of delivery. Publication of the plan comes on the eve of the party conference season and …
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