Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in care The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Over 80,000 children waiting longer than a year for community health services, report finds Concerns have been raised over waiting times for children when it comes to healthcare The Independent UK · Oct 22
Care home placed in special measures after dementia patients left at risk of malnourishment The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Yarborough House in Grimsby was not meeting the basic needs of residents The Independent UK · Oct 20
In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey faces on social care – starting with who will pay? Preparing her first report on England’s social care system, the peer says ‘everything is on the table’. This should include older people’s wealth, rather than taxes on younger workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
‘I get really upset when I visit’: the harsh reality of life in a high-security hospital in England When the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was transferred from a category A prison to Broadmoor hospital, many observers complained that he was getting off lightly. But as one mother’s story shows, the truth is very different The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
New UK Law Could Shut Down Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams, Ending a Life-Saving Service Volunteer search and rescue teams warn a new UK law could force closures, raising fears of slower emergency responses and leaving remote communities without a vital lifesaving service. International Business Times UK · Jul 20
The Guardian view on a Nottingham tragedy: mental health services must learn the lessons Editorial: A damning Care Quality Commission review has exposed deeply flawed decision-making in the lead-up to three killings last year The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024
Nottingham killings: NHS trust has 'blood on its hands' say families of victims Care Quality Commission (CQC) review into the care of killer Valdo Calocane by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust found risk assessments played down the fact he was refusing to take his medication Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024
NHS trust maternity services rated inadequate by health watchdog The Care Quality Commission downgraded its ratings for maternity care at the Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital in Burton-upon-Trent. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
More than half of hospitals in England rated substandard by health regulator The Care Quality Commission also evaluated 68% of hospitals in London as ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
Pressure on government to act to stop ‘cruel’ incarceration of autistic patients Exclusive: Expert who led major scandal reviews calls for end to investment in inappropriate hospital care The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
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 · Oct 19, 2023
Progress made in maternity care ‘not good enough’, says Nottingham NHS trust chief Trust was deemed to have improved its maternity services following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Nottingham NHS trust chief executive says improved rating ‘not good enough’ The trust was deemed to have improved its maternity services following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 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.
Liverpool Echo · Jul 4, 2023 Kirkdale surgery ordered to improve by health bosses The Care Quality Commission has compiled a report into Stanley Medical Centre
Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2023 'Whole trust should be proud': Maternity at Queen Elizabeth Hospital gets glowing Care Quality Commission report The maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead has been praised by Care Quality Commission inspectors for a "high standard of care"
Liverpool Echo · Jun 7, 2023 Care home where resident barricaded himself in room taken out of special measures Improvements have been made according to the Care Quality Commission
Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2023 Manchester Arena Inquiry: Government urged to regulate healthcare at big events to prevent 'unsafe care, abuse and deaths' The Care Quality Commission is lobbying the Department of Health and Social Care to bring the 'unregulated' sector under its sphere, to enable it to take action against poor providers
Liverpool Echo · Jun 2, 2023 'Chaotic' north Liverpool care home falls into special measures The Gillmoss home has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 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 · May 2, 2023 Care Quality Commission staff in Newcastle join wave of strike action and warn health regulator is seeing 'staff exodus' CQC staff in Newcastle joined thousands of other NHS staff and civil servants to have taken strike action this year
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023 What is the CQC? Social-care regulator accused of failing to keep care homes safe The CQC’s traffic light ratings are increasingly important for people looking to place relatives in England’s 17,000 care homes, amid a staffing and funding crisis.
Wales Online · Mar 5, 2023 Care home spent severely disabled man’s money on women’s clothes, cosmetics and toys he could not use "When I actually got into his bedroom, I could see it was bare. It was like a prison cell, he was sitting in a broken wheelchair.”
Bristol Post · Mar 2, 2023 Map shows worst performing GP surgeries across Bristol region NHS to work with GP practices which received ‘requires improvement” rating