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A new briefing from QualityWatch looks at the number of emergency readmissions to hospital. The report found there was a 41.3% rise in the number of people returning to hospital for "potentially preventable" conditions.Response -
Today, the CQC published a new report "Driving improvement: Case studies from nine adult social care services", which provides an insight into care services that achieved a significant improvement on their rating.Response -
Our National Director responds to NHS plans to improve patient care by cutting long hospital stays.Response -
New report from the Care Quality Commission looks at how well health and social care services are working together across 20 local authority areas.Response -
New research from Which? finds that millions of people are underestimating the cost of paying for a care home place - potentially putting some at risk of financial problems. Our National Director, Imelda Redmond, responds to these findings.Our response to new guidance to help care homes understand their responsibilities under consumer law
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New guidance from the Competitions and Markets Authority aims to help ensure that care home residents are treated fairly under consumer law.Response -
The Care Quality Commission has released a report into progress made at 11 NHS trusts that were put into special measures in July 2013.Response -
We have written to the Secretary of State about our concerns about reduced local accountability arrangements around commissioning.Our response to the legal Duty of Candour coming into force for health and social care organisations
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New law to help improve patient safety, transparency and leadership in the NHS.Response -
The CQC has today published their latest survey results about people’s experiences of emergency departments in England.Response -
We have written to the Local Government Association to discuss how we can work together to ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups involve the public in decision making processes.Response -
Latest statistics show an overall increase in delayed discharge from hospital settings over 12 monthsResponse -
We have written to NHS England to assess to Clinical Commissioning Groups can involve local Healthwatch in changes to how health and care services are run.Response -
New guidance from NICE aims to help hospitals have a safe level of hospital staff to ensure good patient care.Response -
Our perspective on the commission to review the proposed extension to the Duty of Candour.Response -
New report from the National Audit Office examines the progress that has been made to reduce the impact of emergency admissions on acute hospitals.Response -
The Department of Health and Social Care has today responded to the Competition Markets Authority’s study of the care home market.
