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Digital GP service found to be neither safe or effective by CQC

A private online video GP consultation service has been found to be delivering unsafe care in a damning report by
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Trusts in special measures 3x more likely to be hit by cyber-attack – report

Trusts that have been in special measures were three times more likely to be hit by the recent NHS cyber-attack,
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New performance data on private healthcare providers published

The first of a new set of performance measures on private healthcare providers has been published by the Private Healthcare
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CQC cracks down on potentially unsafe online pharmacies

The CQC has cracked down on potentially unsafe online prescribers that fail to carry out adequate identity checks or to
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CQC says IT issues remain at Bridgewater Community

IT issues remain at Bridgewater Community trust with IT systems still not implemented across the trust, two years after the
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Epic improvements pull Cambridge out of special measures

Care Quality Commission says many concerns the trust's Epic electronic patient record have now been addressed.
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London trust criticised for not using EPR

Whipps Cross University Hospital has had a electronic patient record for years but many staff are still using paper.
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New joint data chief at CQC and NHS Improvement

A new role has been created to ensure data consistency across the Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement.
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IT connection problems compromised care – CQC

IT connectivity issues at a southern trust have caused disrupted access to electronic patient record and compromised patient care, CQC
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IT contributing to ‘missed opportunities’ on NHS deaths

Preventable deaths are going unrecorded in the NHS, and disjointed IT systems are partly to blame, according to a Care
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