NHS straining at the seams year before 70th birthday, finds regulator

NHS straining at the seams year before 70th birthday, finds regulator

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/10/nhs-straining-at-seams-70th-birthday-says-regulator-cqc By:Sarah Marsh Tuesday 10 October 2017 00.01 BST CQC calls for modernisation, saying quality of care maintained because of dedicated staff but future quality is precarious The NHS is in danger of a sharp decline in its services around its 70th birthday next year, with the risk of the quality of care becoming precarious, the…

Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/08/warnings-hospital-crowding-doubling-legal-actions-cqc/ By:  Laura Donnelly, health editor  8 OCTOBER 2017 • 6:01AM A growing crisis in hospital safety is revealed in official figures showing a doubling in the number of legal warnings issued by NHS watchdogs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched 135 “enforcement actions” against hospitals in 2016/17 – a rise from 58…

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-patients-care-quality-commission-blind-hospital-failings-royal-cornwall-hospitals-a7983001.html By: Jane Kirby  Long waits for treatment leave people suffering harm as a result, CQC says In cardiology, from December 2016 to June 2017, 554 patients suffered delays while waiting for appointments, the CQC inspection report said. Inspectors added: “We were informed of two patients who had died of cardiac…