How safe are NHS patients in private hospitals? : learning from the Care Quality Commission.
by Leys, Colin; Toft, Brian.Centre for Health and the Public Interest.
Publisher: CHPI, [London] : 2015.Description: 15p.General Note: In November 2014 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) initiated a new inspection regime for private hospitals, using larger teams of inspectors including more with specialist qualifications. By July 2015 reports on 15 of these inspections had been published. These reports provide a significant amount of new information on the hospitals inspected, and allow us to better understand the nature of the risks posed in the private hospital sector. An analysis of the reports also allows us to assess the efficacy of the approach taken by the CQC to quantifying and addressing the patient safety risks facing both NHS and private patients..Subject(s): private hospitals | patient safety | Care Quality Commission | data collection | performance measurement | research methods | validity | NHS | risk factors | quality of patient careDigital copyAvailability: Online access List(s) this item appears in: Patient safety in the NHS [September 2023]
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In November 2014 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) initiated a new inspection regime for private hospitals, using larger teams of inspectors including more with specialist qualifications. By July 2015 reports on 15 of these inspections had been published. These reports provide a significant amount of new information on the hospitals inspected, and allow us to better understand the nature of the risks posed in the private hospital sector. An analysis of the reports also allows us to assess the efficacy of the approach taken by the CQC to quantifying and addressing the patient safety risks facing both NHS and private patients.
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