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Category Archives: CQC: Care Quality Commission
Findings of the CQC’s Comprehensive Hospital Inspections Programme (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “State of care in NHS acute hospitals: 2014 to 2016” report presents findings from the first round of acute and specialist hospital trust inspections. Analysis shows variations in the quality of care between hospitals, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, BBC Health News, CQC Hospital Inspections, CQC Surveillance Model for NHS Acute Trusts, Cracks in the Pathway (CQC), Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Wards, English NHS Acute Hospitals, Frimley Park Hospital: Surrey, Hospital Inspections, NHS Acute Hospitals, NHS Acute Services, NHS Acute Trusts: CQC Surveillance Model, NHS and Independent Acute Hospital Inspections (CQC), NHS on Burning Platform (Allegation), North Tyneside General Hospital: Northumbria, Patient-Led Hospital Inspection Regime, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards (Chief Inspector of Hospitals), Salford Royal Hospital: Salfor, Short Observational Work For Inspection (SOFI), SOFI: University of Bradford’s School of Dementia Studies, St Richard’s Hospital: West Susse, State of Care in NHS Acute Hospitals: 2014 to 2016 Report (CQC), Surveillance Model for NHS Acute Trusts (CQC), Thomas Linacre Centre: Greater Manchester, Unannounced Hospital Inspections, Worthing Hospital: West Susse
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Malnutrition on Hospital Wards and in Care Homes? (BBC News / ONS)
Summary Data from the Office for National Statistics indicates that malnutrition and / or dehydration were factors contributing to the deaths of 828 patients in hospitals and care homes in England and Wales during 2015. The following piece explores the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Avoidable Harm, BBC Health News, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspection Regime, Care Quality Commission Dignity and Nutrition Inspections, Compassionate Care, Compliance With Core Standards, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dangerous and Inadequate Care in Hospitals in England, Deaths From Dehydration and Malnutrition by place of death in England and Wales Between 2014 / 2015 (Office for National Statistics), Dehydration, Eating and Nutritional Care, Elderly Malnutrition, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Patient Safety, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Malnutrition in Later Life, Mealtime Environments, Nutrition and Dementia, Nutrition and Hydration Among People With Dementia in Care Homes, Nutrition Support, Nutritional Care, Nutritional Needs, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics Mortality Data, Professor Sir Mike Richards (Chief Inspector of Hospitals), Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Support With Eating in Care Homes, Treatment at End of Life
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More Transparency Enforced in NHS Hospital Trusts (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s final report on how NHS trusts review and investigate unexpected mortality in hospital patients in England concludes that a culture of learning from avoidable patient deaths has not been given sufficient priority, either nationally … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, BBC Health News, Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs), Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Connor Sparrowhawk, Continuous Learning Culture, Critical Incidents, Criticised Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Deaths of Young People in Mental Health Units, Governance and Learning, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality for People With Learning Disabilities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), Honesty and Transparency, Hospital Trusts, Identification and Reporting of Problems, Involvement of Families and Carers, Learning Candour and Accountability (CQC), Learning Culture, Learning Disabilities-Friendly Environments, Learning Disabilities-Friendly Environments: Acute Hospitals, Learning Disabilities-Friendly Environments: Emergency Departments, Learning Disabilities-Friendly Environments: Learning Disability Services, Learning Disabilities-Friendly Environments: Mental Health Services, Learning Disabilities: Improving Health Outcomes, Learning Disabilities: Monitoring Service Quality, Learning Disabilities: NHS England Initiatives, Learning Disabilities: Regulation and Inspection, Learning Disability (LD) Transforming Care Programme, Mazars, Mental Health In-Patient Deaths Under-Reported, NHS Hospital Trusts, Openness and Transparency, People With Learning Disabilities, Potentially Preventable Complications in Hospitalis, Preventable Adverse Events, Preventable Harm, Preventable Hospital Deaths, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Prevention, Protecting Vulnerable People, Quality Checks, Quality Improvement, Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Premature Mortality, Reviews and Investigations, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Secretary of State for Health, Serious Incidents Requiring Investigation (SIRIs), SIRI: Serious Incident Requiring Investigation, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Sustained and Supported Involvement of Families and Carers (Involvement Enablers), Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Transparency, Transparency and Public Trust, Under-Reporting of Mental Health In-Patient Mortality, Unexpected Deaths in Hospital, Vulnerable Groups, Vulnerable Older People
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More Transparency Enforced in Care Homes Sector (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ruled that care homes will have to reveal how many patients have been evicted against their wishes, and how many relatives of elderly patients have been banned from visiting loved ones. Full Text … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, BBC Cost of Care Project, BBC Health News, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Programme, Care Home Culture, Care Home Eviction Statistics, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Market, Care Home Regulation, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care Home Staff, Care Homes, Care Homes: Bans on Relatives Who Complain, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care of Vulnerable People, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission Guidance (CQC), Challenging Behaviour, Complaints Handling, Complaints Support Services, Complaints System in Health and Social Care, Effective Complaints Handling, End-User Experience, Experiences, Fear of Raising Concerns About Care, Patient Eviction Statistics (Care Homes), Regulators, Relatives Who Complain, Reluctance to Raise Concerns About Care, Service User Experience, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, User Complaints, User Experience, Valuing Complaints, Victoria Derbyshire Programme, Victoria Derbyshire Programme (BBC Two), Visiting Rights in Care Homes
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Worked Up? Speak Up Campaign: Concerning the Care of Older People (CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “Worked Up? Speak Up” campaign concentrates on the quality of care for older people. It encourages people aged 60 years and older (and / or their friends and families) to share their experiences of … Continue reading →