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Too many managers spoil NHS - Lancashire Telegraph 27th October 2009
"The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says one in eight NHS trusts must urgently improve the care it provides.
The CQC found a drop in the number of hospitals meeting basic standards in areas such as hygiene and safety. But it also said more services than ever could be rated good or excellent.
The CQC published ratings on England's 392 trusts and looked at every type of NHS trust, including acute, mental health, primary care and ambulance. The Blackburn with Darwen NHS trust in 2008 - 2009 in meeting core standard & providing services - the score said they just met the criteria."
Only a third of men wash hands with soap after using loo: research - Daily Telegraph 15th October 2009
People are more likely to wash their hands after using the loo if they are shamed into it, researchers have found and women are better at heeding the message than men.
One in eight NHS trusts 'could face fines and hospital closures' - Daily Telegraph 15th October 2009
"One in eight local NHS healthcare trusts could face fines and even be forced to close hospitals from next April if they do not improve standards, the new health regulator has warned. "
Merseyside hospitals score well in yearly NHS assesments - Liverpool Daily Post 15th October 2009
"FOUR Merseyside hospitals received top marks in a yearly assessment of how they look after patients and their finances.
Results from the Care Quality Commission’s Annual Health Check, released today, show most of the region’s NHS trusts are performing well."
Merseyside hospitals score well in yearly NHS assesments - Liverpool Echo 15th October 2009
"FOUR Merseyside hospitals received top marks in a yearly assessment of how they look after patients and their finances.
Results from the Care Quality Commission’s Annual Health Check, released today, show most of the region’s NHS trusts are performing well."
Fewer hospitals given 'excellent' rating - The Guardian 15th August 2009
"Annual assessment of NHS reveals more operations cancelled despite overall improvement in standards"
How does your NHS trust rank? - The Guardian 15th August 2009
"The latest health performance data has been released, ranking hundreds of hospitals and NHS services. Find out how they do"
Health watchdog attacks 47 NHS trusts over care standards - The Independent 15th October 2009
"A health watchdog warned yesterday it would "hold the NHS's feet to the fire" as it identified 47 trusts that were failing to provide an acceptable service to patients.
The Care Quality Commission said annual performance ratings for every NHS trust in England, published today, showed 20 were rated "weak" on quality and a further 27 had never been rated better than "fair" on either quality or financial management in the four years since the present assessment system began."
Half of hospitals do not fully meet core care standards, says regulator- The Times 15th October 2009
"Almost half of hospitals fail to meet fully the core standards of care despite a decade of Government investment in the NHS, according to the health regulator’s annual report.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) warns today that more than 40 health trusts are at risk of being refused new licences to operate, which will be issued next April. "
Find out how your Trust performed- The Times 15th October 2009
"Almost half of hospitals fail to meet fully the core standards of care despite a decade of Government investment in the NHS, according to the health regulator’s annual report. "
The Quality of Care - The Times 15th October 2009
"Reform in the NHS needs to accelerate if less money is not to mean no progress"
Watchdog raps hospitals on quality and value - with one in eight rated 'weak' - Daily Mail 15th October 2009
"One in eight NHS trusts is failing to reach national minimum standards on quality and value for money, a report by the independent regulator says today.\n\nTwenty trusts are rated 'weak' and a further 27 have never been rated higher than 'fair' - the second lowest ranking - in the last four years. "
Watchdog vows to get tough on NHS - BBC Health News 14th October 2009
"One in eight NHS trusts has been told it must urgently improve the care it provides, by a new regulator publishing ratings on England's 392 trusts.
The assessments by the Care Quality Commission show a drop in the number of hospitals meeting basic standards in areas such as hygiene and safety. "
Shame 'boosts hand-washing rate' - BBC Health News 14th October 2009
"People are more likely to wash their hands when they have been shamed into it, research suggests.
A London School of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine team used sensors to examine the reactions to hygiene messages displayed in service station toilets. "
Child dies after contracting E. coli - The Times 7th October 2009
"A young child has died after contracting E. coli, the food poisoning bug at the centre of separate outbreaks at two children’s “petting” farms in the past two months.
The death of the toddler from Devon is not linked to either of the two outbreaks the Health Protection Agency said today. It is not known how the child contracted the infection, which causes stomach upsets and diarrhoea. "
Girl ‘infected by E coli at farm’ six months before alert - The Sunday Times 4th September 2009
"A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered kidney failure in March is thought to have been made ill by E coli contracted at the farm which six months later was at the centre of national alert.
Holly Nethercoat was kept in an isolation unit at Great Ormond Street hospital, London for two weeks after a visit to Godstone farm in Surrey. The farm was forced to close three weeks ago after 12 children were hospitalised after the outbreak of the virus and another 75 were taken ill."
Patients at risk of infection from dirty ambulances - Daily Telegraph 2nd October 2009
"Patients are being put at risk of infection from dirty ambulances, the healthcare watchdog has warned. "
Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm in Bedale is fifth to close over E. coli - The Times 25th September 2009
A fifth farm attraction has closed down all areas where children and adults have contact with animals following a new E. coli outbreak in Yorkshire.
The Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm in Bedale, North Yorkshire, is being investigated by health chiefs in connection with possible linked to three cases of the 0157 sickness bug.
Ponies or rabbits 'to blame for E coli outbreak at Godstone Farm' - The Times 22nd September 2009
Shetland ponies or wild rabbits may have been to blame for the E. coli outbreak at a farm in Surrey.
Sixty-seven children and adults have been treated for the bug and eight are still in hospital in a stable condition.
Three more E coli cases at Surrey farm take total to 67 - The Guardian 21st September 2009
Three more cases of E coli were today confirmed by health officials at a petting farm. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the number of people reporting symptoms of the O157 strain of the infection, linked to Godstone farm in Surrey, had risen to 67.
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