Good leadership and management key to patient safety, says Commission

The Healthcare Commission has urged boards of all NHS trusts in England to heed the lessons from serious failings in healthcare services.

NHS performance is improving, says Healthcare Commission

The Healthcare Commission has published performance ratings for all NHS trusts in England, showing overall improvement in quality of services and use of resources...

Healthcare watchdog to cross-check NHS performance as trusts make declarations on standards

More trusts tell Healthcare Commission they fully meet standards in first stage of annual NHS assessment

CQC lifts registration conditions on Tameside NHS Foundation Trust

CQC lifts registration conditions on Tameside NHS Foundation Trust. Regulator says it will continue to check improvements.

The Care Quality Commission said Tameside NHS Foundation Trust had made necessary improvements to staffing levels and co-ordination of staffing rosters.

CQC said it would now lift the two conditions it had imposed on the trust’s licence, but stressed that the trust must continue with improvements to quality...

CQC lifts registration condition on Mid Essex NHS Services Trust

The Care Quality Commission has said that Mid Essex Services NHS Trust has now made the necessary improvements to cleanliness and infection control, which allow it to lift the condition it had imposed on the trust's registration.

CQC imposed this condition on the 1 st of April, when it introduced a tough new registration system for NHS trusts. Mid Essex was one of 22 trusts registered with conditions to improve aspects of quality and safety...

CQC lifts registration condition on Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The Care Quality Commission said that Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has made improvements to ensure that the needs of people who use its services are properly assessed and that their care plans are kept up-to-date.

CQC will now lift one of two conditions it had imposed on the trust on 1 April, when it introduced a tough new registration system...

CQC reports significant improvements at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, but says further work needed

The Care Quality Commission has acknowledged significant improvements at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and announced that it would lift five of the six conditions imposed on its registration.

Publishing a review of care at the trust, which evaluates progress in implementing recommendations from the March 2009...

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust under CQC review

Following a review into standards at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Care Quality Commission has urged the trust to improve in several key areas.