The CQC has launched an email alert service and an information sharing CQC Widget to improve transparency around care services. The email alert service will

David Prior is likely to become the new chair of the CQC replacing Dame Jo Williams who announced her resignation in September 2012. The Department

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has proposed an “Ofsted-style” ratings system for hospitals and care homes in England. These proposals on how the NHS could use

The CQC has published a report on the state of care in England after carrying out 13,000 inspections across the sector. The main findings show:

As of 12 November 2012 any orders for criminal check application forms will be sent Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application forms as part of

An assessment by Ernst & Young has revealed that many NHS Trusts in England are paying over the odds for medical supplies.  This comes at a

On 6 November 2012, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills launched a consultation called Focus on Enforcement that asks the adult care homes sector

Hospitals have been offered cash incentives to put patients on the Liverpool Care Pathway in order to meet targets.  They are paid millions to hit

The government’s pledge to try to make England a world leader in elderly care is at risk of becoming “superficial” words, council chiefs warn. According

The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review of NHS plans to close three children’s heart surgery units at Leeds General Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital

NHS hearing services are being scaled back in England an investigation by campaigners suggests. As many as 4 in 10 audiology units have reported cuts

From December 2012 regular checks on doctors’ skills will take place. This is a significant shake-up in medical regulation for more than 150 years. 220,000

Draft regulations titled ‘Protection of Freedoms Act (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012’ have been published which transfer the functions of the

In the latest Conservative party conference the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said that all care managers should be held accountable for the standard of

Anna Soubry, a   new health minister appointed earlier this month said the government “screwed up” its presentation of the controversial reforms to the NHS in