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The Latest Breaking News from the Care Quality Commission

NHS trust fined £1.6m for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

It is the second time that Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust has been prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission for maternity failures.

The Independent UK

Concerns flagged to CQC go months with no response because of backlogs, MPs told

The organisation’s new chief executive said staff have told him they believe a new IT system that was rolled out last spring is not fit for purpose.

Evening Standard

Cosmetic clinic that secretly filmed patients is ‘not safe’, watchdog finds

A damning report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Doncaster-based Elements Medical was inadequate in every area it inspected.

The Independent UK

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Children’s’ futures at risk over worsening NHS delays, reveals national watchdog

Watchdog the Care Quality Commission warns NHS delays for young people ‘risks failing their future’

The Independent UK

Delays to good healthcare for children risks failing their future, says watchdog

The Care Quality Commission has published its annual report on the overall state of health and social care in England.

Evening Standard

Parents pressured to go private as children struggle to see NHS dentist – report

Experts called for ‘fundamental changes to NHS dentistry’.

Evening Standard

Hospital staff broke man’s arm while restraining him and then left him ‘untreated for 24 hours’

Exclusive: Staff at former Danshell Group hospital accused of breaking patient’s arm while restraining him

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Nottingham attack victims might still be alive if not for NHS failings, Wes Streeting says

Health Secretary reacts to ‘distrressing’ Care Quality Commission review into care of Valdo Calocane before he stabbed three people to death

Evening Standard

Nottingham stabbing victim’s mother’s anger after NHS left Valdo Calocane ‘free to slaughter’

Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham last year

The Independent UK

UK politics: Labour puts Tories’ ‘freedom of speech’ law for universities on hold – as it happened

Controversial measure is paused with the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, indicating that it could be repealed

The Guardian - UK

Managers who silence whistleblowers ‘will never work in NHS again’, vows Streeting

Exclusive: Shadow health secretary discusses plans for waiting lists and patient safety if Labour wins election

The Guardian - UK

Brain damage to babies in birth has cost NHS in England £4.1bn in lawsuits

Exclusive: £3.6bn has been paid out in 1,307 cases, according to information obtained under freedom of information laws

The Guardian - UK

Father of man who died after neglect at Priory calls for investigation into second hospital

The group’s facility near Manchester, where three women died in 2022, ‘should be prosecuted’, says Richard Caseby

The Guardian - UK

Priory healthcare group fined £650,000 over death of patient

Matthew Caseby ‘inappropriately unattended’ before he absconded from mental health hospital in Birmingham

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Evening Standard

Foreign worker visas crackdown 'under close review', says Number 10 with a week to go before new restrictions

New laws for foreign health and care workers come into force on March 11

The Guardian - UK

‘Pretty dodgy’: alarm over suspect care agencies granted Home Office licence to act as visa sponsors

Campaigners against labour exploitation urge government to conduct more stringent checks before awarding powers

The Independent UK

Bereaved families call for national inquiry into England’s maternity services

Parents are asking the Health Secretary for a judge-led independent review into nationwide maternity services.

The Independent UK

‘Cutbacks in home care amid rising costs leaving family carers overwhelmed’

Providers are facing increased running costs which have led to higher rates for those receiving care, the Care Quality Commission said.

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The Independent UK

Rise in number of maternity and ambulance services ranked inadequate for safety

The Care Quality Commission raised concerns over staffing and patient experience in the NHS.

The Independent UK

Hospital watchdog takes action against NHS trust over patient safety concerns

The Care Quality Commission made unannounced visits to Brooklands hospital in Birmingham due to ‘concerns about the quality of services’.

The Independent UK

Safety of maternity care at two NHS trust hospitals rated ‘inadequate’

Three sites run by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust were inspected by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how hidden delays blight cancer care in England and Wales

Watchdog warns that admin errors, unexplained cancellations and delayed scan reports all contribute to longer waits for patients

The Independent UK

People’s experience of A&E getting far worse, report warns

Waiting times have increased for both A&E and urgent care centres and people feel less likely to get help, the Care Quality Commission found.

The Independent UK

Closed: Hospital we exposed for treating patients ‘like animals’

Exclusive: Whistleblowers treated at Berkshire mental health hospital shed ‘tears of joy’ over its immediate closure - after The Independent revealed scandal of systemic abuse

Liverpool Echo

Kirkdale surgery ordered to improve by health bosses

The Care Quality Commission has compiled a report into Stanley Medical Centre

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