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The Emergency Care Improvement Programme (NHS England / UEC Review Team / ECIP / ECIST / BMJ Open)

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Emergency Care Improvement Programme (ECIP) has created possibly the ultimate collection of online resources to help hospitals understand and manage the challenges in improving the quality and performance of urgent and emergency care systems (and to address the … Continue reading →

More on Patient Safety Concerns (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Care Quality Commission (CQC) review reports that three-quarters of hospitals visited under its new inspection regime so far have shown some safety problems. Safety remains an issue across both the NHS and care sectors in England, there being … Continue reading →

Towards Harm-Free Care: Modifiable Hospitalisation Risk Factors (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society / HSCIC / BBC News / National Health Executive / NHS England)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study in the USA found 41% of patients over the age of 70 years who were hospitalised with acute conditions were discharged with lower levels of function compared with when they were admitted to hospital. A number … Continue reading →

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Annual Reviews of Avoidable Harm in Hospitals / Weekly NHS Reviews (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a programme of annual reviews into avoidable deaths in English hospitals. The plan is to improve patient safety and promote the culture of openness and honesty in the NHS. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

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Extra NHS Funding Provision For Winter Pressures (BBC News / Department of Health / NHS England)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further emergency funding has been made available for the NHS in England to help prepare for the recurrent winter crisis in rising demands for health care. This special funding is reported to have been increased by 75% compared to … Continue reading →

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Improvements for Patients at NHS Trusts in Special Measures (Monitor / CQC / NHSTDA)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Monitor, the Care Quality Commission and the NHS Trust Development Authority have published a report on the progress made at the 11 trusts placed in special measures in July 2013. Practical measures resulting in significant changes include recruitment of extra staff, use of … Continue reading →

NHS Publishes Local Staffing and Patient Safety Data (NHS England / NHS Choices / National Quality Board)

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS has started to published information about staffing levels, showing nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level. This is part of the NHS commitment to openness and transparency, with a view informing the public and … Continue reading →

NHS Directories Online: Department of Health’s Arm’s Length Bodies and Foundation Trusts (Department of Health)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has produced an online mini-directory supplying information on the website, main email contact address(es) and phone number(s) for arm’s length bodies (ALBs) headquarters. It comprises sections on: Care Quality Commission. Health and Social Care Information … Continue reading →

Review of the Care Quality Commission’s Approach to Hospital Inspections (CQC / BBC News)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the results of an independent review of its new approach to inspecting hospitals. The CQC commissioned the King’s Fund and Manchester Business School to carry out this independent evaluation. The review has … Continue reading →

CQC’s Upgraded Hospital Inspection Programme (Care Quality Commission / BBC News)

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) this week started on the new programme of hospital inspections. These inspections, under leadership by the CQC’s new Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards now involve significantly larger inspection teams – called inspection panels – and include … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Airedale General Hospital, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Colchester General Hospital, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, CQC Hospital Inspections, CQC Report on Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Croydon University Hospital, Culture of Delay and Denial, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Falsification of Records, General Hospitals, Hospital Inspections, Musgrove Park Hospital, NHS and Independent Acute Hospital Inspections (CQC), Patient-Led Hospital Inspection Regime, Professor Sir Mike Richards: Former Chief Inspector of Hospitals (CQC), Tampering of Records, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | Leave a comment

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