On 11 September 2012, the Health Select Committee conducted its second accountability hearing with CQC. It has now published its report which finds that CQC still has some way to go in winning the confidence of the public. Some of the key recommendations are set out below: Regulatory approach The Committee stressed the need for …
A damning report by MPs in the Health Select Committee warned that the public does not trust the CQC to tell them if care homes and hospitals are fit for purpose. Stephen Dorrell, the Chairman of the Committee has said the CQC must do more if patients are to have confidence in its hospital inspections. …
Paul Burstow, a Liberal Democrat MP and former care services minister, has recently issued a report on the funding of elderly care costs. In the report he has suggested that the winter fuel allowance, which is currently universally available, should be means-tested in order to contribute to the cost of reforming elderly care in England. …
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It has been decided that the debt-stricken South London Healthcare NHS trust should be dissolved after an official consultation. The trust which runs three hospitals in London was the first to be placed in administration after it started losing £1.3m a week. Special administrator Matthew Kershaw said the trust should be dissolved and other organisations …
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that NHS managers will lose their jobs if they preside over failings in care. Mr Hunt said “proper accountability” was needed in the NHS. He made these comments ahead of a report into failings at Stafford Hospital, which is expected to be published in the next few months. Between …
Following a series of critical reports and ahead of the findings of a public inquiry into care at Stafford Hospital David Cameron said he wanted to make improving care one of his top priorities for 2013. The Prime Minister said there is still a long way to go to raise standards of care in the …
From 2015, children taken to accident and emergency departments will have their details put through a £9 million computer database in order to identify potential victims of abuse. The Child Protection – Information System will identify children who have been to casualty on more than one occasion. It will also identify children who are living …
The National Audit Office has released a report dated 2 December 2011 on the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which has identified a range of failings and inefficiencies within CQC. Some key points include: The providers regulated by CQC account for approximately 10 per cent of GDP. Currently over 21,000 providers in over 40,000 locations. CQC …
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Yesterday a report about children in care was published. The report reflects the findings of HM Inspectorate of Probation, Ofsted and Estyn. Findings indicated that children in care who are placed away from their home area and who have also offended are ill-equipped to lead productive and law-abiding lives. The report focused on the work …
Sir David Nicholson, the head of the NHS says performance data on individual surgeons should start being published from next summer. Data on heart surgeons is already available, but Sir David Nicholson said he wanted to see other specialities, including vascular and orthopaedic surgeons follow suit. Sir David said providing such data would allow surgeons …
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