All news on the topic: Care Quality Commission

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Interactive map reveals how safe if it is to give birth at your local hospital
A new interactive map allows you to find out what your local hospital's maternity unit rating is from the Care Quality Commission and how it compares to others around the country
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Firm part-owned by Rishi Sunak's wife got millions in Government contracts
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty holds a £619million stake in Infosys, which saw an almost 50% increase in its public sector work last year, figures have releaved
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Care home boss who was made ambassador is struck off for neglecting residents
Janet Fryer was banned from the profession over a catalogue of mismanagement at two homes in Keighley, West Yorks, between 2018 and 2021
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Dad fell 4 storeys to his death at assisted-living home despite family's warning
Mark Williams suffered from blindness and other health conditions when he moved into assisted living accommodation in Southampton – but within months he suffered a fatal fall
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Tory council cuts see care homes, creches and libraries disappear from Britain
Since 2010 when the Tories first came into government there have been swingeing cuts to local authorities which have seen services like bin collections, bus routes and school crossing patrols take a hit
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Special review of NHS Trust where Nottingham attacker was treated is ordered
The 32-year-old was convicted last week of stabbing to death 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, last June
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Two hospitals downgraded after damning report finds 'bullying and intimidation'
The Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital in Newcastle have both been downgraded by the Care Quality Commission after concerns were raised over patient safety and bullying
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Sisters catch four care workers abusing their nan using hidden Amazon camera
Beryl Wall, 89, was subjected to horrific abuse at a care home in Wolverhampton - Ame Tunkara, Danny Ohen, Morounranti Adefila, and Bridget Aideyan were jailed after they were filmed hitting her
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NHS A&E waits grow as packed hospitals brace for toughest ever winter
Figures show more people waiting at A&E departments amid fears the NHS annual winter crisis may have already begun - and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to 'keep an eye' on ambulance delays
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Tories unveil migration crackdown that critics say will hammer social care
Home Secretary James Cleverly today unveiled a shake-up of migration rules, with a crackdown on social care workers bringing family and curbs on students' dependants
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Winter bugs put extreme pressure on UK hospitals as bed occupancy at 95 per cent
The first NHS weekly winter situation report reveals that on average, 351 patients a day were being treated for norovirus compared with 126 in 2022 - a threefold increase
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Faces of patients who expose England's worst A&E crisis - check your hospital
As the NHS is expected to face its worst winter crisis yet, a Mirror investigation reveals that most A&E units in England have been rated 'inadequate' or 'requiring improvement'
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Multiple maternity units are failing inspections - check out our interactive map
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has inspected 89 NHS maternity units so far in 2023 - and following the inspection, 52% of them are currently considered substandard
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Bosses of care home branded 'toxic and failing' gave £38,000 to Tory party
Burrswood Care Home was put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission last week after inspectors found a 'systemic failure of leadership and management across all areas'
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Warning over 'unfair care' system that piles more agony and delays onto patients
The Care Quality Commission surveyed 63,000 inpatients in England and 41% reported their health had deteriorated while on NHS waiting list - while wealthy can afford to go private
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£1.2 million wages for private hospital boss after care death failings
Cygnet Health Care Ltd was hit with a £1.53m fine after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care at one of its ­hospitals in 2019. Now it's emerged a director was paid £1.2m in 2021
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Hospital trust where baby killer Lucy Letby’s ex-boss works blasted by watchdog
A health inspectors’ report found failings in the leadership at the trust where Alison Kelly went on to work after quitting her post at the Chester hospital in 2021
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Lucy Letby hospital blasted for failing mothers FOUR YEARS after nurse arrested
The Care Quality Commission criticised Countess of Chester Hospital over staff shortages and problems with patient records, and the trust was served with two warning notices
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The care-home squalor that costs a fortune
Filthy bedding, unwashed residents, medicines not given, no entertainment - and sky-high fees
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'It is unacceptable that private care home firms put profits before wellbeing'
Those who are able to find a residential place can find themselves paying eye-watering fees for shoddy, substandard accommodation, with some charging more than a £1,000 a week
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Record payouts over 999 ambulance delays soar by more than a triple
Medical negligence lawyers Devonshires say compensation amounts have jumped 383% in ten years, and it is feared the total could hit £33million by 2028
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A&E waiting times 'have CRASHED' with one in three waiting over an hour
The Care Quality Commission surveyed more than 36,000 people and found their experience of A&E is getting far worse - with experts saying workload is becoming unsustainable
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'Chaotic' mental health unit where 3 teens took own lives in just 8 months
The West Lane Hospital, in Middlesbrough, was found to be 'chaotic and unsafe' by a new report that revealed a number of "red flags" in the unit that included when one patient was told 'if you really wanted to kill yourself, you would be dead by now'
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Worst care homes ranked in interactive map - check where your loved ones live
More than 200 care homes around England have been found to be "inadequate" by inspectors and the worst parts of the country have been revealed where standards like care and safety have not been met
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Mum's heartbreak over string of failures that led to daughter's death at just 22
Laura Davis, 22, took her own life after she was given a plastic bag and allowed access to a ligature at Arbury Court psychiatric intensive care facility in Warrington, Cheshire
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