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NHS watchdog in 'cover-up' claim over Morecambe Bay deaths
19-Jun-2013
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Patients to get charter of rights, says CQC
17-Jun-2013
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Identity of new chief inspector of hospitals revealed
31-May-2013
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Major survey into maternity service standards launched
31-May-2013
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GP practices to be rated by new inspector, says government
21-May-2013
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CQC calls for Cumberland Infirmary to improve patient care
10-May-2013
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A&E demand 'out of control', warns regulator
9-May-2013
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Hospital's apology for child surgery 'failings'
2-May-2013
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Bucks trust told to improve on staffing after CQC visit
26-Apr-2013
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Capital rated worst for nursing by patients
22-Apr-2013
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Care watchdog outlines details for ‘bigger’ hospital inspections
18-Apr-2013
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NHS patient survey highlights need for more emotional support
17-Apr-2013
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CQC warns lack of understanding of Mental Capacity Act
28-Mar-2013
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CQC 'cleared troubled hospitals', claims whistleblower
27-Mar-2013
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Hunt announces simple hospital rating system
26-Mar-2013
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Mid Staffs chief executive to stand down
20-Mar-2013
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Why is the NHS failing people with dementia?
18-Mar-2013
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Regulator demands action over Hull Infirmary assessment unit
12-Mar-2013
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CQC: NHS 'failing dementia patients'
12-Mar-2013
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Manager wins unfair dismissal claim in Winterbourne View case
27-Feb-2013
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Staffing concerns prompt urgent nurse recruitment drive in Dorset
22-Feb-2013
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Whistleblower's former trust has too few nurses to 'meet patient needs'
19-Feb-2013
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Francis report: NHS staff face new laws on honesty
6-Feb-2013
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Southampton General chief denies staff shortages
1-Feb-2013
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NHS 'ahead' on efficiency savings
15-Jan-2013
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CQC should assess 'culture' during inspections
9-Jan-2013
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Cameron calls on new nurses to be 'care makers'
4-Jan-2013
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Christmas care home inspections branded 'intrusive'
21-Dec-2012
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CQC finds staffing now safe on Bristol children's heart ward
14-Dec-2012
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Trust removes ward manager after CQC spot check
12-Dec-2012
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'Rapid reduction' in hospital care planned post Winterbourne View
10-Dec-2012
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A&E waits getting longer, warns regulator
6-Dec-2012
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Commons row over NHS nurse numbers
28-Nov-2012
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Government plans new hospital rating system
28-Nov-2012
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Services failing on use of restraint, says regulator
23-Nov-2012
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CQC issues warning over pressures on NHS staff
23-Nov-2012
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Poor care cases represent 'tragic wake-up call', says patient group
22-Nov-2012
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Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
19-Nov-2012
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Winterbourne nurse whistleblower given job by CQC
15-Nov-2012
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Rat droppings found in operating theatre
6-Nov-2012
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CQC calls on community nurses to raise concerns
6-Nov-2012
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Heart ward to cut surgery numbers
1-Nov-2012
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Senior nurses form new hand hygiene 'alliance'
31-Oct-2012
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Better communication within care home services
26-Oct-2012
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Nursing forum says staffing continues to be concern
9-Oct-2012
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Regulators take joint action at Sherwood Forest
8-Oct-2012
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Fresh probe expected into Morecambe Bay scandal
21-Sep-2012
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Fall in public satisfaction with the NHS
17-Sep-2012
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Health regulator to assess whether employers 'listen' to nurses
12-Sep-2012
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Jo Williams resigns from CQC
7-Sep-2012
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Audit of care home diabetes care starts
28-Aug-2012
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Basildon receives CQC warning over A&E waits for children
28-Aug-2012
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“Standardise intravenous line care to reduce infection risk”
17-Aug-2012
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Neglect contributed to death of patient at community hospital
16-Aug-2012
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Winterbourne View report calls for ban on physical restraint
7-Aug-2012
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Nurses among Winterbourne View guilty
6-Aug-2012
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CQC warning on safe use of pain control patches
31 July 2012
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Managers fear regulators would not spot 'another Mid staffs'
31 July 2012
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Lack of nursing staff at Royal Cornwall, says CQC
24 July 2012
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Former nurse to take reins at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
23-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay 'withheld' damning report from regulators
12-Jul-2012
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Developing a bundle to improve fluid management
6-Jul-2012
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CQC fails independent hospital for mental health and learning disabilities
28-Jun-2012
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CQC inspections reveal failure to meet standards on drugs and staffing
28-Jun-2012
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'Stop the blame game to raise standards of care'
12-Jun-2012
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New CQC chief executive revealed
8-Jun-2012
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'Build on the forum’s work to boost nursing'
29-May-2012
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Prime minister's forum finds 'overwhelming concern about staffing'
28-May-2012
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Preparing leaders for safeguarding children
18-May-2012
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Nursing director leaves troubled Norfolk trust
25-Apr-2012
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More patients report nurse shortages on wards
25-Apr-2012
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Using an adapted model of care to manage change
10-Apr-2012
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CQC carry out spot check on Stepping Hill
10-Apr-2012
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Union turns table on CQC with 'inspection' of its own
30-Mar-2012
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Too few nurses on wards for older people care - RCN
20-Mar-2012
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Nurses warn Lansley of pressure in acute sector
13 March 2012
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CQC finds gaps in nursing home DNR policy and training
7-Mar-2012
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CQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
23-Feb-2012
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'It’s time to tell the public that nurses are not maids'
21-Feb-2012
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Nurses back collection of extra admission data
20-Feb-2012
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"Systems such as red trays erode essential nursing skills"
17-Feb-2012
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Exclusive: third of hospitals with dignity concerns received no follow-up visit
17-Feb-2012
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More outpatients treated with dignity but less getting enough information
15-Feb-2012
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Morecambe Bay nurses at 'breaking point'
14 February 2012
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GPs failing on new standard for practice nurse training
8-Feb-2012
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RCN and CQC back call to improve patient admission data
7-Feb-2012
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CQC issues trust with urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
3-Feb-2012
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RCN calls on CQC to improve 'relevance and credibility'
16-Jan-2012
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How can nurses be engaged in intentional rounding?
16-Jan-2012
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“Focus on the values of nursing to boost care – not checklists”
13-Jan-2012
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Engaging staff with intentional rounding
13-Jan-2012
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Six staff disciplined over care standards at Norfolk hospital
11-Jan-2012
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Nursing care standards report unveiled
21-Dec-2011
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Little voice: giving young patients a say
9-Dec-2011
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Ministers warning trusts over 'gagging clauses'
9-Dec-2011
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Whistleblowers being ignored, RCN survey finds
5-Dec-2011
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Student nurses withdrawn from Norfolk hospital amid quality concerns
28-Nov-2011
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How skill mix affects quality of care
25-Nov-2011
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Lansley: nurse led inspections critical to CQC
21-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration the reform risk register and commissioning
16-Nov-2011
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'Patients need rights' CQC chief insists
15-Nov-2011
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Mid Staffs A&E to close overnight
11-Nov-2011
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Labour call for action over poor patient care
10-Nov-2011
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Patients Association attacks older people care
9-Nov-2011
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CQC still has concerns over care at the Pilgrim Hospital
3-Nov-2011
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'Complex emotional intelligence is essential and can be taught'
1-Nov-2011
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CQC to publish report on failing NHS trust
27-Oct-2011
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Care home and hospital spot checks to follow CQC report
26-Oct-2011
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'Dignity spot checks are vital to help drive out poor practice'
25-Oct-2011
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'It may confuse bean counters but it’s time to invest in caring'
25-Oct-2011
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Older patients' care investigation: what people said
24-Oct-2011
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Dental surgeries 'neglecting the basics'
21-Oct-2011
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Should volunteers feed patients?
18-Oct-2011
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'The media’s ‘too clever to care’ tag makes no sense'
18-Oct-2011
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Using mealtime volunteers to support patients
17-Oct-2011
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Whistleblowing Mid Staffs nurse too scared to walk to car after shift
17-Oct-2011
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Fitness to practise proceedings launched following CQC inspections
13-Oct-2011
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RCN: some of the issues highlighted by CQC 'go beyond nursing'
13-Oct-2011
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CQC finds half of hospitals failing to provide good nutrition to older patients
13-Oct-2011
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Mid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels
11-Oct-2011
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Whistleblowing nurse wins £15,000 payout after unfair dismissal
6-Oct-2011
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Junior doctors ordered off wards during mealtimes
27 September 2011
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Hospital must improve nutrition, says CQC
26-Sep-2011
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Amount of unregulated workers in hospitals 'a disgrace' says Carter
22-Sep-2011
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Three quarters of nurses fear for their patients' safety
19-Sep-2011
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CQC found safety concerns about half of hospitals and care homes
15-Sep-2011
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Learning disability academic warns of 'more Castlebecks'
13 September 2011
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Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator
9-Sep-2011
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Ward ratio of 60:40 is low as you can go, CNO tells Mid Staffs inquiry
8-Sep-2011
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RCN welcomes new failure regime for foundation trusts
5-Sep-2011
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Southern Cross boss rejects payout
1-Sep-2011
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Expert calls for an end to media's negative care home reports
1-Sep-2011
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CQC raps trust over poor wound care
25-Aug-2011
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Nurses asked to rate CQC
24-Aug-2011
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Less than a quarter of patients asked what they would like to eat
23-Aug-2011
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Another Castlebeck home closed
17-Aug-2011
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Call for nurses to help mental health service users find work
15-Aug-2011
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'Whistleblowers will face bullying from every side'
2-Aug-2011
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'Massive increase' in clinical inspectors as checks reveal dignity failings
1-Aug-2011
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All student nurses withdrawn from Lincolnshire hospital amid CQC concerns
29-Jul-2011
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NMC widens Castlebeck investigation
28-Jul-2011
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CQC publishes critical report of Castlebeck abuse failings
19-Jul-2011
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Ensuring hydration
16-Jul-2011
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Measuring and managing fluid balance
15-Jul-2011
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Senior nurse blames ward sister rotas for poor standards
12-Jul-2011
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Managers urged to support nurses in drive to make savings safely
11-Jul-2011
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Eleven acute trusts fail dignity and nutrition inspections, says CQC
7-Jul-2011
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Whistleblowing hits record high
5 July 2011
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'Grab your chance to speak to the regulator'
28-Jun-2011
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Moves to regulate assistants mooted in Parliament
28 June 2011
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Dignity spot checks for Welsh wards
21 June 2011
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Two Winterbourne View nurses suspended by NMC
17-Jun-2011
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'The BBC Panorama programme awakened memories for me'
17-Jun-2011
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Energise for exellence: our Portsmouth story
16-Jun-2011
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'Regulate support workers to protect vulnerable people'
14-Jun-2011
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Care quality concerns over jobs cull at Southern Cross
13-Jun-2011
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Advanced nurse training needed to carry NHS reforms, says expert
13-Jun-2011
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Independent inquiry into Winterbourne 'not ruled out'
8-Jun-2011
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'We can put our heads down and do nothing - or we can take action'
7-Jun-2011
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Investing in primary care nurses improves practice clinical quality
7-Jun-2011
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BBC panorama case may stop nurses whistleblowing
6-Jun-2011
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Hospital care for elderly scrutinised
4-Jun-2011
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Addressing lapses in care involves getting to the root of the problem
3-Jun-2011
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CQC finds older people not assisted at meal times
3-Jun-2011
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Hospital suspends staff following BBC Panorama investigation
1-Jun-2011
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RCN says fall in standards 'inevitable' as posts are cut
26-May-2011
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West Sussex nurses commended for work on Productive Ward
25-May-2011
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Former CQC investigator calls for safe staffing standards
18-May-2011
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Nurses at Mid Staffs had 'Dunkirk spirit'
10 May 2011
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Patients still afraid to make complaints
28-Apr-2011
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Midwife shortage at Croydon hospital highlighted by regulator
28-Apr-2011
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Patients report little change in NHS service quality
21-Apr-2011
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Nurses vote in favour of law on staffing ratios
13-Apr-2011
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'Achieving the right nursing leadership is just as important for nurses providing direct care'
6-Apr-2011
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Superdrug launches online STI health service
4-Apr-2011
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'If I hadn't have become a nurse I would have worked for MI5'
30-Mar-2011
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'How do those charged with delivering safe care ensure safe staffing?'
22-Mar-2011
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Nurses left confused by rules on patient restraint, warns charity
22 March 2011
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NHS staff feel excluded amid growing job security fears
16-Mar-2011
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Trust warned 'failing people at risk of abuse'
16-Mar-2011
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Improving quality in care homes using an electronic tool
14-Mar-2011
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‘We must be proactive if older people are to get decent care’
11-Mar-2011
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Enthusiastic response to new nursing inspections
9-Mar-2011
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Lincolnshire acute trust threatened with prosecution on care failings
2-Mar-2011
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CQC threatens mental health FT with enforcement action over failings
28-Feb-2011
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Measuring quality: how to empower staff to take control
21-Feb-2011
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CQC still not satisfied with safety at Basildon and Thurrock
11-Feb-2011
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Clear information can cut inequalities in learning disabilities
31-Jan-2011
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CQC finds stroke care lottery
18 January 2011
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Basildon given all clear as safety concerns are raised
14-Dec-2010
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CQC to trawl online networks to find complaints
6-Dec-2010
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Care homes 'failing on diabetes'
15-Nov-2010
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital
12-Nov-2010
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Community treatment orders turn caring into authority
2 November 2010
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Developing a magnetic disc system to ensure patients receive appropriate nutritional care
23-Oct-2010
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Registered manager missing from 1,000 care homes
8-Oct-2010
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CQC sets new nursing care standards
5 October 2010
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CQC gives nearly-all-clear to troubled foundation trust
24-Sep-2010
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NMC to monitor ‘systemic’ as well as individual failures
21 September 2010
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Mental health patients do not know who to call in emergency
14-Sep-2010
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Malnourished patients go unnoticed
31 August 2010
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CQC lifts conditions on Luton and Dunstable Foundation Trust
21-Aug-2010
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Commissioning in the new NHS: how to get involved and influence service development
20-Aug-2010
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Four arm's length bodies being abolished
26-Jul-2010
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Harm from omitted and delayed drugs
5-Jul-2010
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GP practices must ensure nurses are trained to do spirometry
5-Jul-2010
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CQC removes conditions on A&E departments
4-Jul-2010
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HCAs drive up performance scores
22 June 2010
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Lack of supervision left nurses scared at mental health trust
22 June 2010
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Nursing failures revealed by CQC review
16-Jun-2010
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Full Mid Staffs inquiry and whistleblower move announced
9-Jun-2010
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Improvements at Baby P trusts noted by CQC
9-Jun-2010
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Nurses could be breaching code by administering drugs in ignorance
29-May-2010
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Fearful staff quiet over drug errors
25 May 2010
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Nurses told to improve communication skills
25 May 2010
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New licence to care will act as a constant monitor
8-Apr-2010
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Hospital trusts unaware of failure to meet standards, says CQC
8-Apr-2010
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Mid Staffs asks to be stripped of foundation status
31-Mar-2010
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Safety fears prompt calls for more nurse led care plans
30 March 2010
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Trusts must support staff or lose registration, says CQC
19-Mar-2010
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Two thirds of NHS staff feel pressure to go to work despite illnesss
18-Mar-2010
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CQC plans ‘live’ ratings system
18-Mar-2010
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Half of NHS staff do not have time to do their job properly, survey says
18-Mar-2010
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CQC completes non-exec board line up
16 March 2010
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NHS trusts 'give incorrect performance data'
8-Mar-2010
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Basildon 'guilty' over patient death
28-Feb-2010
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NHS regulator to give 'stronger focus' to nursing quality in future
16 February 2010
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Stroke care still falling below target
3-Feb-2010
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CQC criticises hospital over death of newborn babies
19-Jan-2010
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Hospital criticised for asking nurses to clean wards ahead of CQC inspection
17-Dec-2009
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What quality healthcare means to older people: exploring and meeting their needs
15-Dec-2009
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Nurses central to new wave of patient safety initiatives
15 December 2009
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Barbara Young to quit Care Quality Commission
5-Dec-2009
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Nurses must 'reclaim' professional image
1-Dec-2009
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Health secretary defends NHS targets as Tories hit out over failing hospitals
1-Dec-2009
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CQC 'sees no need to intervene' over failing hospital trusts
30-Nov-2009
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CQC urges action on basic nursing skills and cleanliness lapses at Essex trust
27-Nov-2009
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Out of hours provider loses contract following overdose case
10-Nov-2009
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Health minister to consult nurses on epilepsy care
9-Nov-2009
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Eliminating mixed sex accommodation in hospital to improve patient experience
6-Nov-2009
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DH issues new regulations for health and social care providers
30-Oct-2009
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Racial health inequalities targeted by CQC
19-Oct-2009
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CQC warns 47 trusts over poor performance
15-Oct-2009
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NMC attacks 'vast inconsistency' of nurse whistleblowing
8-Oct-2009
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CQC chief issues stark warning as Conservatives vow to slash funding
7-Oct-2009
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Looking beyond bullying to assess the impact of negative behaviours on healthcare staff
5-Oct-2009
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CQC calls for closer scrutiny after out-of-hours GP kills patient
2-Oct-2009
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Mental health trust opens same-sex units
25-Sep-2009
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CQC says 16% of mental health patients 'never feel safe' on wards
24-Sep-2009
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Care Quality Commission: 'NHS information handling must improve'
21-Sep-2009
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Poor communication 'spreads hospital infections'
21-Sep-2009
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Primary care varies in poorer areas
18-Sep-2009
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Nurses can help to create a patient centred NHS
18-Sep-2009
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Smoking 'cuts life by ten years'
18-Sep-2009
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Early stage abortion figures released
17-Sep-2009
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Regulator to shine spotlight on nursing quality
15 September 2009
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Is nursing’s great challenge care of the elderly?
14-Sep-2009
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Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements
4-Sep-2009
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No sign of indicator for nurse compassion
1 September 2009
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Care commission hails success of Post-Shipman drug regulations
28-Aug-2009
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RCN defends nurses against Patients Association report on poor NHS care
27-Aug-2009
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Care home training standards 'must be maintained'
25-Aug-2009
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Broadmoor to recruit 100 nurses after report criticises care standards
19-Aug-2009
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A (H1N1) Swine Influenza: Standing up the National Pandemic Flu Service
14-Aug-2009
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A (H1N1) Swine Influenza: Launch of the National Pandemic Flu Service
14-Aug-2009
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Hand-held device uses frog game to measure child patient experience
4 August 2009
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CQC names high death-rate NHS trusts
August 2009
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Patient feedback has to reach frontline nurses to improve care
28-Jul-2009
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Exploring strategies and resources to plan the nursing workforce of the future
27-Jul-2009
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Exploring how to measure patients’ experience of care in hospital to improve services
27-Jul-2009
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Mismanaged trusts could lose foundation status, says Burnham
21-Jul-2009
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'Serious concerns' over Broadmoor suicides
21-Jul-2009
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'Troubling' lack of NHS child protection training
21 July 2009
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Baby P report 'casts a veil of shame' on trusts, says RCN
16-Jul-2009
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Baby P report: Half of NHS staff not trained in child protection
16-Jul-2009
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Hospitals moving patients to hit four-hour A&E targets
14-Jul-2009
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UK will need 3,000 overseas care workers per year, says report
25-Jun-2009
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Warning as half of NHS trusts fail to meet core standards
18-Jun-2009
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Lord Darzi on why clinicians must be in charge of reform
16 June 2009
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Regulator launches charter for patients using health and social care services
12-Jun-2009
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Nurse named as Scotland's first hospital inspector
June 2009
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Continence specialists have the opportunity to inspire services
28-May-2009
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Nurses must receive sufficient continence education and training
28-May-2009
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Conservatives would 'trust' nurses to care without top-down targets
19 May 2009
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School nurses increasingly taking on child protection work
19 May 2009
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Health regulator hits out at catalogue of Baby P failings
13-May-2009
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Survey reveals that nurses concerns are regularly ignored
12 May 2009
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The new face of regulation: what will the CQC mean for nursing
12 May 2009
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Prime minister receives standing ovation from RCN
11-May-2009
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Hospitals must improve systems following Mid Staffs failures
29-Apr-2009
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How safe are patients in primary care?
28 April 2009
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HCAs and patient confidentiality
HCA's: The heart of healthcare
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Nurses to play key role in future healthcare regulation
7 April 2009
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NHS nurse bullying 'drastically needs examination', warns Healthcare Commission
3-Apr-2009
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21 NHS trusts fail government hygiene checks
3-Apr-2009
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New watchdog takes over health care regulation
1-Apr-2009
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Tories pledge to protect nurse whistleblowers
31 March 2009
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New framework for health and social care services announced
30-Mar-2009
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NHS continues to win battle against MRSA infection
19-Mar-2009
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Patient safety alerts: Failing to reach the frontline
2-Dec-2008
