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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
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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

Categories Management, Quality of care, Safety Tags Care quality commission, CQC, management, patient safety, quality of care

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

Categories Community Care, Dentistry, Diagnostics, Emergency Care, GPs, Hospitals, Mental Health, Quality of care Tags CQC, dentists, GPs, hospitals, integrated care systems, patient safety, quality of care, social care, State of Care report

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

Categories Quality of care, Safety, Staffing Tags CQC, downgrading, inadequate, maternity services, patient safety

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

Categories Hospitals, Quality of care, Safety Tags CQC, maternity, quality of care, safety

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

Categories Quality of care, GPs, Hospitals, Integrated care, Management, Safety, Staffing Tags Academic reports, CQC, quality of care, safety, state of care

‘Single biggest threat to patients’: 200,000 harmed by ambulance delays this year

Almost 200,000 patients have come to harm this year because of ambulance delays, according to estimates, as NHS leaders are forced to act on the “unprecedented … Read more

Categories Quality of care, Hospitals, Safety Tags ambulance service, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, CQC, patient safety, transport services

CQC State of Care Report 2019/20

In October 2020, the Care Quality Commission released its annual State of Care report. The organisation concluded that the care … Read more

Categories Quality of care, Safety Tags Academic reports, Care quality commission, CQC, inequality, quality, quality of care, safety, State of Care 2019/20, State of Care report

CQC State of Care report 2018/2019

In October 2019, the Care Quality Committee published its annual State of Care Report 2018/2019. The report covers all sectors … Read more

Categories Mental Health, Quality of care, Staffing, Underfunded Tags Academic reports, community health, CQC, hospitals, mental health, quality of care, safety, State of Care report, underfunding, waiting times

State of care report 2018/19 released by Care Quality Commission

The annual assessment of the state of healthcare in England has been published by the Care Quality Commission.  The report … Read more

Categories Mental Health, Quality of care, Social Care, Staffing Tags A&E, CQC, Elderly care, hospitals, mental health, NHS staff, social care, staff shortage, State of Care 2018/19, underfunding, understaffing, winter crisis

Safety standards not met by 7 in 10 hospital trusts

An analysis of inspection reports by the Observer found that patient safety is frequently at risk in NHS hospital trusts … Read more

Categories Safety, Quality of care, Staffing Tags CQC, hospitals, patient safety, safety, staff shortage, staffing crisis
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE