Press releases
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CQC publishes plans on how it will assess health and social care in 2009/10
23 June 2009
The Care Quality Commission is today publishing plans on how it will assess the provision and commissioning of health and adult social care in its first year.
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Care Quality Commission response to figures on infection rates
18 June 2009
Nigel Ellis, Head of National Inspection and Assessment at the Care Quality Commission, said: “Our inspections show that the NHS is getting better at controlling and managing infections.
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Regulator sends early warning to NHS trusts to tackle problem areas before new registration system
18 June 2009
Care Quality Commission says it may place conditions upon registration if standards aren't met
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Care Quality Commission reaction to the National Audit Office report on healthcare-associated infections
12 June 2009
Nigel Ellis, Head of National Assessment and Inspection at the Care Quality Commission said, “The NAO is right to acknowledge improvements in the control of MRSA and C. difficile, which have had such a strong grip on hospitals in this country. This follows a big effort from people right across the NHS – and we are of course pleased that the report recognises the role that independent regulation has played.
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Care Quality Commission sets out the parameters of its review of Take Care Now’s out-of-hours GP services
10 June 2009
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today outlines the scope of its review of the provision and commissioning of out-of-hours GP services run by Take Care Now.
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Regulator pledges a louder voice for people who use health and social care services
10 June 2009
Care home residents, hospital patients and people who receive care at home will have more say in improving the quality of care services than ever before, the Care Quality Commission has pledged.
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Care regulator publishes inspection report on East-Yorkshire based mental health hospital
9 June 2009
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published an inspection report on the Yorkshire-based independent mental health hospital, Linden House in Market Weighton near York.
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CQC seeks feedback on guidance for registration of all health and adult social care services
1 June 2009
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Monday) launched a consultation on guidance outlining what health and adult social care services will need to do to meet new legally enforceable registration standards.
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Coventry care home owner fined in CQC’s first prosecution
22 May 2009
A Coventry care home owner has been fined £1,666 in the first prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Ambulance services are rated highly in their response to non-urgent calls, survey shows
13 May 2009
Ambulance services in England have been given a strong endorsement for the way they deal with people who have non-urgent medical problems.
