4 September 2009

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Swine flu pandemic advice (12th August 2009)
The Care Quality Commission have developed advice for care providers during the swine flu pandemic. They have also specific questions and answers.
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The safer management of controlled drugs - Annual Report 2008 (27th August 2009)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Thursday) published a report detailing significant progress in implementing regulations introduced in response to the Shipman Inquiry, to monitor controlled drugs.

The Shipman Inquiry found that ineffective monitoring had allowed Dr Harold Shipman to obtain large quantities of diamorphine, which he used to kill at least 15 and possibly up to 200 patients.

The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006 were introduced in January 2007. This is the second report on implementation of the regulations and covers progress made during 2008.
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