CQC found to be ‘not fit for purpose’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is “not fit for purpose” and its safety ratings can not be trusted, Wes Streeting, Secretary of … Read more
Quality of care
Action on social conditions needed to improve health inequalities
Tackling poverty and its negative effects on health should be as high a priority as addressing the NHS waiting lists, … Read more
Doubling of average waits for critical stroke treatments
HSJ has reported that the national performance against key measures collected by the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme has plummeted, … Read more
Health inequalities continue for people with learning difficulties or autism
People with learning difficulties and those with autism are not receiving the same standard of healthcare as the general population … Read more
CQC – State of Care Report 2022/23
The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report for 2022/23. The report is an assessment of … Read more
Two maternity services downgraded to inadequate by CQC
Maternity services at University Hospital North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” in Care … Read more
Alarm raised at decline in women’s maternity experiences in England
The Care Quality Commission has sounded the alarm over a “concerning decline” in women’s experiences with maternity services. Fewer women … Read more
CQC – Care Quality Report 2021/22
The report from the CQC released in October 2022, is that the health and care system is in gridlock and … Read more
Study finds over 330,000 excess deaths in Great Britain linked to austerity
A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found there were 334,327 excess deaths beyond the … Read more
More questions than answers on virtual wards
With ‘virtual wards’ being the latest big idea for NHS England to square the circle of trying to expand capacity … Read more