End-of-life care across the NHS in England is “inconsistent” and “often falls below expectations”, a report has found. A national probe by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found care
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Workers at the Care Quality Commission are to strike in a dispute over pay. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said more than 90 of its members employed by
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There is a “culture of cover-up” in the NHS and “ingrained defensiveness” when it comes to patients being harmed or suffering avoidable death, the health ombudsman said as he published
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Care home residents and hospital patients will be able to have visitors in all circumstances under plans for new regulations aimed at stopping access to loved ones being unfairly denied.
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Bosses at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) have been told to offer staff more support and better manage risks after a leadership review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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A trust is experiencing “ongoing challenges” as it manages a gender identity services clinic for young people ahead of its closure and replacement with regional services, a health watchdog said.
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Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission are to strike next month in a dispute over pay, their union has announced. Members of Unison, including those working in inspection
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Recommendations for a more joined-up approach to the care of disabled children in care homes must be fully implemented otherwise “appalling harm” suffered by this vulnerable group could be repeated,
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Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are to work to rule from next week in a dispute over pay. Unison said those taking industrial action include inspectors
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Investigations into poor maternity care will be transferred to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Government has announced. In a written statement, health minister Maria Caulfield said the current maternity
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