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The Latest Breaking News from the Care Quality Commission

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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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

The Independent UK

Kirkdale surgery ordered to improve by health bosses

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

Liverpool Echo

North Shields ambulance firm challenge 'deeply flawed' CQC report which stopped it operating for months

Bosses at Specialist Medical Transport have hit out at the Care Quality Commission, while a tribunal judge ruled a member of CQC staff had been "dogmatic" and "lacked a balanced perspective"

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Liverpool rehab company remains in special measures

We Can Recover CIC has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission

Liverpool Echo

Care home where resident barricaded himself in room taken out of special measures

Improvements have been made according to the Care Quality Commission

Liverpool Echo

Regulators to review hospital trust after claims of bullying and intimidation from whistleblowers

The Care Quality Commission are to conduct a review at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Evening News

Action plan after 'widespread failings' found in Nottinghamshire's special needs services

An inspection found damning failings for children with special educational needs and disabilities

Nottingham Post

Councillors had worries over 'not fit for purpose' Newcastle mental health wards 10 years ago

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) criticised conditions at the "dirty" and "noisy" wards at the Hadrian Clinic in a damning report last month

Chronicle Live

Nottinghamshire care home told to make 'urgent improvements' following an inspection

The care facility remains in special measures

Nottingham Post

CQC downgrades leading Manchester cancer hospital amid bullying concerns

The Christie loses ‘outstanding’ rating, with report saying staff did not always feel supported or valued

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Chronicle Live

Gateshead residents urged to have their say on special educational needs services

Residents are encouraged to help inspectors get a bigger picture of special educational provisions in the borough

The Independent UK

Trust’s ‘challenges’ with managing gender identity service before closure

The Care Quality Commission said it wanted to ensure other services provided by the trust were continuing to deliver safe and effective care.

Chronicle Live

Health regulator had key North East Ambulance Service report featuring concerns over coroner 'cover-ups' in July 2020

The Care Quality Commission had access to a report highlighting how North East Ambulance Service had altered or not disclosed investigation reports to coroner's courts as long ago as summer 2020.

The Independent UK

Children’s hospital forced to close after abuse claims may reopen due to legal loophole

Exclusive: Taplow Manor will close in May after The Independent revealed abuse and rape allegations but could reopen as unit for adults

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The Conversation

How an African church choir made a difference to care home life in Greater Manchester

Care homes are rarely a source of good news. The system is underfunded, understaffed and overextended, and homes are routinely found to be inadequate. Of the 2,934 homes the Care Quality Commission inspected in the year to December 2022, 1,224 were deemed inadequate or requiring improvement.

Chronicle Live

Teenage girls took their own lives at 'chaotic and unsafe' hospital where red flags were missed

A damning report has been published following the deaths of Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif, and Emily Moore

Manchester Evening News

Care home that was put in special measures now rated 'good'

Stamford House, in Rochdale, has been praised for the turnaround in a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Nottingham Post

Abuse allegations were not reported at 'inadequate' Nottingham care home

One resident feared their belongings were being stolen

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