Press releases
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Important changes to CQC’s assessment of adult social care services
19 May 2010
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Wednesday) said it would work closely with the adult social care sector in developing a new system to replace quality ratings (star ratings) for registered services.
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Care Quality Commission brings in extra advice on adult social care
13 May 2010
The Care Quality Commission announced today that it has brought in two advisors to add to its experience and expertise in adult social care and to help develop its relationship with the sector.
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All NHS trusts now registered under new system for monitoring quality and safety of care
1 April 2010
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Thursday) announced plans to give the final 101 NHS trusts a licence to provide services under a new, tougher system for regulating standards in the NHS.
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Second wave of NHS trusts registered under new system for monitoring standards
26 March 2010
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Friday) announces plans to give a further 211 NHS trusts a licence to provide services under a new, tougher system for regulating standards in the NHS.
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First wave of NHS trusts registered under new system for monitoring standards
19 March 2010
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Friday) announces plans to give 66 NHS trusts a licence to provide services under a new, tougher system for regulating standards in the NHS.
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CQC welcomes new addition to its board
12 March 2010
CQC has today announced the completion of its board, with the appointment of non-executive board member John Harwood.
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CQC prosecutes Yorkshire-based mental health hospital operator
9 March 2010
The operator of the Yorkshire-based mental health hospital, Linden House, has been ordered to pay £17,015 in fines and costs relating to breaches of the Care Standards Act 2000.
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CQC statement on suspension of paediatric heart surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital
4 March 2010
The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust announced that it would temporarily suspend paediatric heart surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital. This follows four deaths since late last year. The trust has commissioned a review of the deaths to determine if there are problems with the care and treatment provided.
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CQC responds to the Health and Safety Executive’s prosecution of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
26 February 2010
Nigel Ellis, head of national inspection at the Care Quality Commission, responds to the Health and Safety Executive’s prosecution of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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CQC comments on National Quality Board review of early warning systems in the NHS
24 February 2010
CQC's interim chair, Dame Jo Williams comments on the National Quality Board's 'Review of early warning systems in the NHS - Acute and community services'.
