The National Quality Board (NQB) has published a report which sets out how quality will be preserved and improved in the new health system. The NQB combines the national organisations across the health system accountable for quality including the Care Quality Commission, Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority, NICE, the General Medical Council, the Nursing …
According to the Audit Commission, the public spending watchdog, councils in England could save £312m annually on adult social care if they carried out client assessments more efficiently. The watchdog said some councils carried out reviews at the same quality as others but in a more cost effective way. The commission said any chance for …
QinetiQ, a FTSE250 company which provides technical support to customers in the global market, is introducing a new information system which will allow the CQC to interpret opinions expressed by service users, CQC assessors and inspectors about the performance of health and social care providers. The system will automatically categorise and analyse feelings from the …
Two large pharmaceutical companies in the US have decided not to go ahead with the development of an Alzheimer’s drug because it failed in two late-stage clinical trials. Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson said they would discontinue all other studies of the drug bapineuzumab including two more trials and follow-up extension studies, in patients …
Post Winterbourne View, Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation warn that abuse could happen again unless the government takes action. Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation said they received 260 reports from families concerning abuse and neglect in care homes since the BBC Panorama programme which was aired in May 2011. Mencap and the Challenging …
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South Gloucestershire Council has published the Serious Case Review into Winterbourne View, looking at the role of the various statutory agencies, as well as the provider of the former service, Castlebeck Limited. Running to over 150 pages, it makes a range of recommendations. Some of the key ones include: The Department of Health, Department for …
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Monitor has recently published its consultation document on the provider licence which David Bennett, its Chief Executive, describes as “our new, key tool with which we will regulate providers of NHS services”. A mere 130 pages long, it sets out Monitor’s formal proposals regarding the content and operation of the provider licence. It is proposed …
To the disappointment of everyone and the surprise of no-one, the Government finally published its white paper in which it accepts the principle of a cap on fees but no indication as to how or when it will be implemented. For providers on the ground, the paper doesn’t make the least bit of difference. Providers …
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CQC’s registration of GPs is underway and whether doctors agree with the process or not, GPs who wish to continue practicing need to comply. Whilst it remains to be seen whether the concerns of some doctors regarding CQC’s impending regulation are well-founded, the consequences of practicing without being registered are serious and could lead to …
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has recently published a report titled ‘Adult Social Care: LGO – the single point of contact for complaints’. The report aims to help improve services and good administration by analysing key trends highlighted from adult social care complaints, providing an insight into issues affecting all users of social care. Four …
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