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HAVE NHS STANDARDS OF CARE SLIPPED BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS?

WATCHDOG: Standards of care across 47 hospital trusts are not good enough

Thursday October 15,2009

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A DAMNING report into standards at Britain's hospital trusts has revealed 47 must improve or face fines or closures.

The new NHS regulator has warned one in eight trusts "must do better for their patients"

Care Quality Commission's chief executive Cynthia Bower said there must be rapid improvements in standards.

“They must do better for their patients. I want to ring alarm bells in the boardrooms of these organisations," she said.

After "rigorous assessment" fewer trusts were rated excellent for the quality of their care compared with last year’s figures.

More hospitals admitted failing to meet core standards on aspects of care such as A&E waiting times and more operations were cancelled than last year.

The fall in ratings was partly attributed to a more rigorous focus on key issues like hygiene and child protection, according to the CQC.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES OF HOSPITAL TRUSTS. WERE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE TREATMENT YOU RECEIVED? ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE?

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YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER,BUT

12.11.09, 8:24am

YOU CANT MAKE IT DRINK,an old saying yet true,people in general have lost dedication in the workplace and homes.Leisure rules ok,at work staff dont talk about work anything but,not all are the same but most,they are lazy.

• Posted by: mackie • Report Comment

HAVE NHS STANDARDS OF CARE SLIPPED BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS?

22.10.09, 8:28pm

Don't know about NHS standards slipping but the standard of our political elite with unelected members of Government right up to PM has slipped right down and whats more is still falling

• Posted by: treehugger • Report Comment

NHS STANDARDS

20.10.09, 2:33pm

It is not just the standards in the NHS that have fallen off the cliff but every standard in the British way of life

• Posted by: Chipsnest • Report Comment

HHS STANDARDS

20.10.09, 9:08am

It is whenu get consultants struck of Ysbty Gwynedd Bangor N.Wales

• Posted by: props2009 • Report Comment

THEY REALLY ARE SICK ARE THEY NOT !

20.10.09, 8:45am

A bedtime story about drowning kittens and puppies... Labour's £6m campaign to highlight the dangers of climate change

So, the 'indoctrination ' begins ?

This is just tantamount to child abuse.

The 'stories and tall tales ' should beging with " Once upon a time "

That would be about right !

• Posted by: Harri_if_hipphopper_wants_a_date_just_ask • Report Comment

THE ONLY WAY TO SCARE THEM.............

19.10.09, 6:03pm

thats like thinking its ok for someone allergic to nuts just to have 1 isnt it!

• Posted by: carolmary • Report Comment

Next time - just ask them what time visiting hours are because your solicitor wants to pop in to take a few photos and maybe collect a few samples.

• Posted by: One_of_the_seven_dwarves • Report Comment