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CQC chief executive steps down amid maternity inquiry at NHS trust he used to run

Sir Julian Hartley said his role had become “incompatible with the important conversations happening” about care at the NHS trust he previously led

The Independent UK

Corridor care ‘new normal’ in England for one in five NHS inpatients

Findings of CQC survey from November 2024 lead experts to say waiting in such settings has become normalised

The Guardian - UK

Corridor care has become ‘regrettable reality’ in NHS hospitals, regulator says

The latest CQC poll of hospital inpatients shows satisfaction has improved slightly, although many aspects of care remain poor.

Evening Standard

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‘Chaotic, scary and intense’: Inside the scandal-hit hospital where teen spent her final days

In an exclusive interview with The Independent and Sky News, former Huntercombe staff members give health correspondent Rebecca Thomas an insight into what it was like to work at the hospital where 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz spent her tragic final days

The Independent UK

Care watchdog slammed for ‘failing’ to take action at scandal-hit hospital before teen’s unlawful death

SPECIAL REPORT: The bereaved parents of Ruth Szymankiewicz call for change after legal ‘loophole’ means hospital where their teenage daughter died could not be prosecuted over its failings, as health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious

Eldery patients were left in ‘dark and noisy’ corridors in trust’s ‘gridlocked’ A&E

The Independent UK

Emergency care at Lucy Letby hospital falls short of legal standards, CQC finds

Countess of Chester receives urgent warning notice over ‘visibly dirty equipment’ and routine corridor care

The Guardian - UK

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Great Ormond Street Hospital criticised by NHS watchdog for using physician associates to fill surgical rota

The Care Quality Commission found the trust also had a shortage of nurses trained to carry out tracheostomies

The Independent UK

Care worker who left suicidal teenager alone had fake ID and fled UK after she died, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation

The Independent UK

Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeons forced to use mobile phone torches during surgery after power cut

Water leaks and power outages included in recurring building issues faced by Great Ormond Street Hospital, a watchdog has found

The Independent UK

Surgery staff at Great Ormond Street forced to work using phone torches during power cut

The incident, revealed in a report by the care watchdog, highlighted significant maintenance issues in hospitals across England

Evening Standard

Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic

Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Voices: ‘Lofty ambition, very little detail’: Readers react to Labour’s 10-year plan for the NHS

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Readers broadly welcomed the ambition of Labour’s 10-year NHS plan but questioned whether, without proper funding, staffing and delivery detail, it could ever live up to its promises

The Independent UK

Watchdog acted ‘irrationally’ in registering private gender clinic, court told

Two women are challenging the Care Quality Commission’s decision to register the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

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Two Leeds hospitals’ maternity services rated inadequate over safety risks

Care Quality Commission demands urgent improvements at Leeds general infirmary and St James’s

Evening Standard

Maternity services in Leeds NHS hospitals downgraded by healthcare regulator

Services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital have dropped from an overall rating of good to inadequate.

The Guardian - UK

My father died in a care home and all I got was denials and excuses

Letters: Readers on how care homes and regulatory bodies have failed their families, in response to an article on The Firs in Nottinghamshire, which was closed by the Care Quality Commission

The Independent UK

These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

INVESTIGATION: Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

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The Guardian - UK

‘How did it get to this?’ What happens when care in a residential home breaks down

The Firs in Nottinghamshire closed suddenly in April, exposing shocking failures that underscore the strains on care provision across the country

Evening Standard

Grandma, 93, broke neck and died in London care home due to 'failings' in her care, daughter claims

Paula Geeves-Booth, 93, was found dead on the floor at Viera Gray House in Barnes after falling from her bed

The Independent UK

‘NHS mental health services failed my inspiring daughter – I don’t want other patients to suffer the same fate’

Court documents show Iona Imogen Lee’s suicide is one of at least five deaths that failures at Derbyshire’s mental health units caused or contributed to in past decade

The Guardian - UK

Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year

Care Quality Commission report finds people becoming more unwell waiting for help, with services overstretched

The Independent UK

Bed-bound hospital patients ‘told to soil themselves’ amid staff shortage, report says

One patient was seen urinating into a bottle

Evening Standard

Patients ‘told to soil themselves’ in busy A&E – report

A CQC report has been published about the care of A&E patients at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+

They are beloved by A-listers and surging in popularity. But claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, an Observer investigation reveals

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