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Findings of the CQC’s Comprehensive Hospital Inspections Programme (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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CQC’s Strategy for 2016 to 2021 (CQC)

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) last month published their strategy, for the years 2016 to 2021, to ensure that more people receive higher quality care. This strategy aims to offer a “targeted, responsive and collaborative” approach to regulation, with … Continue reading →

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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 →

Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee Report on the Mental Capacity Act (Ministry of Justice / Department of Health / JCN)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government, with partners, has considered the recommendations made by the House of Lords. This response report defines a system-wide programme planned for 2014 to 2015 (and beyond) on improving implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Full Text … Continue reading →

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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 →

Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (BBC News / House of Lords Select Committee)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has found that safeguards introduced to protect vulnerable patients are not working, and that possibly tens of thousands of vulnerable adults may be being deprived of their … Continue reading →

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CQC Inspection Report Criticises Furness General Hospital Dementia Unit (BBC News)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) attributed problems in the standards of care in the Ramsay Unit at Furness General Hospital primarily to “chronic staff shortages”. New admissions to the unit were halted by the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust briefly, after an … Continue reading →

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