The GMC has launched a consultation covering the improvement of patient protection and public confidence in doctors. They are carrying out a major review of the guidance provided to fitness to practice hearing panels which are responsible for deciding what action should be taken to address doctors who do not meet the GMC professional standards. …
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A report published this month by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) calls for private hospitals to be required to release the same levels of data about patient safety incidents as NHS trusts and foundation trusts. It states that this should be a requirement of registration with the CQC. The report also …
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The CQC is planning on inspecting 10% of dental care services in England from spring 2015 focusing on services which are seen as “cause for concern”. A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of dental care services, is referred to by CQC as a “signposting statement”and sets out CQC’s initial thoughts on a new …
The Care Minister, Norman Lamb, has stated that care homes should furnish resident’s rooms with their own furniture, curtains and bed spreads to ‘civilise’ institutions and ensure familiarity with their surroundings. Mr Lamb said “The whole focus needs to be on personalising care as much as possible. For everyone, but particularly with dementia, it is …
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According to a recent survey of practice staff on the future of general practice, only a fifth of GPs expect their practice to still exist in 10 years. The survey was initiated by a practice manager in Oxford and was initially sent out to local practitioners. Due to the number of responses received, a more …
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CQC has announced plans to introduce a new special measures scheme for GP practices from October 2014. Practices offering poor care will be given deadlines to make improvements and will be faced with closure if they fail. This will coincide with CQC starting to rate 8,000 NHS GP practices on the basis of whether they …
The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents almost 400 councils across England and Wales, has said that services for children with mental health problems need a complete overhaul to make them easier for young people and their families to access. Council leaders have said that the current “fragmented” system means children are forced to navigate …
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According to Labour party research, last year an estimated 300,000 ambulances were left queuing outside hospitals with patients waiting to be seen in A&E. The longest recorded delay was more than eight hours, despite the 15-minute nationally agreed standard. Labour obtained data from all ambulance trusts in England under the Freedom of Information Act. It …
In the recent judgment, Re X and others (Deprivation of Liberty) [2014] EWCOP 25, the president of the Court of Protection Sir James Munby, set out a broad framework for handling deprivation of liberty cases compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights. Munby claimed that a new system would help the court deal with …
Large care home providers are to face a tough new regime of corporate inspections by CQC. Under the plans, if a single care home run by a larger group is found to be inadequately caring for residents, it could trigger an urgent, wider look at other care homes run by the company. Andrea Sutcliffe, CQC’s …
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