The regulations protect people from the dangers of being accidentally or unintentionally exposed to ionising radiation in a healthcare setting. Errors can happen when healthcare providers use ionising ...

In February, we announced our work with National Voices and the Point of Care Foundation on a Regulators ' Pioneer Fund project. The project aims to develop an improvement framework for integrated ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following guide outlines what we expect staff to know about their service's culture and leadership and the key elements we want to see implemented. We have drafted questions that we would likely ...

Are your leaders, at all levels, visible in the clinical areas? Are the job plans clear and accurate about describing duties, responsibilities, accountabilities and objectives for medical staff, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National maternity inspection programme aimed to give an up-to-date view of quality and safety across all maternity services. Between August 2022 and December 2023, every maternity location that ...

This service was registered by CQC on 19 September 2024. New services are assessed to check they are likely to be safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led.

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 ...