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Raising the standard: management standards for the registration and inspection units of health authorities
- Author:
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTHAUTHORITIES AND TRUSTS
- Publisher:
- National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Report focusing in particular on the registration and inspection of nursing homes.
Dignity and nutrition inspection programme: national overview
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report summarises the results from a national inspection programme of NHS hospitals in England. Inspects focused on two outcomes: looking at whether older people are treated with respect and whether they get food and drink that meets their needs. The inspections took place between March and June 2011 and used teams made up of CQC inspectors, a practising and experienced nurse and an ‘expert by experience’ (someone with experience of caring or receiving care). One hundred NHS hospitals were inspected and all the inspections were unannounced. Of those inspected: 45 hospitals met both standards; 35 met both standards but needed to improve in one or both; 20 hospitals did not meet one or both standards. Problems identified included: patients’ privacy not being respected; call bells being put out of patients’ reach, or not answered soon enough; staff speaking to patients in a dismissive or disrespectful way; patients not being given the help they needed to eat; and patients being interrupted during meals and having to leave their food unfinished. Appendices include details on what the Care Quality Commission looks for in an inspection and a list of hospitals inspected. Individual hospital reports giving findings at the time of each visit are also available from the Care Quality Commission.
The state of health care and adult social care in England in 2012/2013
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- TSO
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 86
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Quality Commission's annual report on the state of health and social care services for the period 2013/13. The findings are based on the results of over 35,000 inspections to services. Part 1 of the report focuses on the increasing number of older people arriving in A&E with avoidable conditions. The thematic study looks at the increase in admissions, the impact on A&E departments, and regional differences. A case study of Queen's Hospital in Romford is included. Part 2 of the report sets out the quality of care in each sector. The remainder of Part 2 contains specific sections on: adult social care; NHS services; Independent health care; and primary dental care. The finding are summarised under the headings of safeguarding and safety; care and welfare; respect and dignity; suitability of staffing; and monitoring quality.Appendices include a listing of the numbers of registered adult social care providers across the different regions and sector performance tables by outcome. (Original abstract)