The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has dropped the rating for Elmcroft Care Home from requires improvement to inadequate and placed the home into special measures to protect people, following an ...

Action needed now to prevent harm in maternity services becoming ‘normalised’ A programme of inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found continued concerns about the quality of NHS ...

The resources sit alongside a new report, which presents the findings from our recent national maternity inspection programme. The report highlights common issues impacting on the quality and safety ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated VHK Women’s Health Clinic in Bromsgrove, as outstanding following its latest inspection in June and July. VHK Women’s Health Clinic is a medical clinic ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the acute wards for working age adults and psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust requires ...

Our national review of maternity services in England, 2022 to 2024. The quality and safety of maternity services have remained under scrutiny in recent years. While a series of high-profile ...

An Improvement Notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, following an inspection of the nuclear medicine department. This identified concerns ...

Does the maternity service have a dedicated vision and strategy, developed with stakeholders and staff which is focused on sustainability of services and aligned to local plans within the wider health ...

How are you assured telephone triage is effective? What is the current performance of telephone triage? What systems do you have in place to monitor call times and call drop-offs? How does the ...

What is the overall Board oversight of maternity triage? How does the trust monitor data in relation to maternity services to ensure risks are mitigated across pathways and transitions, especially in ...

How are risk assessments used to support the care of women and babies with equality characteristics? How are the preferences and choices, including religious and cultural preferences, of those who use ...

This research looks at what good safety culture looks like in maternity services and the features underpinning it. We commissioned the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute) and ...