Better monitoring of out-of hours GP services (2nd October 2009)
The NHS may fail to spot concerns about patient safety unless it improves its monitoring of out-of-hours GP services. These are the early observations from the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) enquiry into out-of-hours provider Take Care Now.
Cynthia Bower, CQC's chief executive, says:
"Although we are still in the early stages of our enquiries, we believe this may point towards a national problem. We are therefore encouraging PCTs across the country to scrutinize in more detail the out-of-hours services they commission.
Information
The NHS may fail to spot concerns about patient safety unless it improves its monitoring of out-of-hours GP services. These are the early observations from the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) enquiry into out-of-hours provider Take Care Now.
Cynthia Bower, CQC's chief executive, says:
"Although we are still in the early stages of our enquiries, we believe this may point towards a national problem. We are therefore encouraging PCTs across the country to scrutinize in more detail the out-of-hours services they commission.
Information
Guidance: Sharing Information gained during regulatory activity (13th October 2009)
This guidance, from the Care Quality Commission, explains how they share information about service providers with commissioners of care e.g. councils and primary care trusts.
Guidance
This guidance, from the Care Quality Commission, explains how they share information about service providers with commissioners of care e.g. councils and primary care trusts.
Guidance
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