Britain's healthcare watchdog was prevented by the Department of Health from recruiting over 100 inspectors to investigate poor and dangerous practices in hospitals and care homes despite under-spending its budget by £42m, a damning report reveals today. As a result, at one stage last year, the Care Quality Commission was carrying out fewer than 130 inspections for safety and quality a month – less than half its target. Serious concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the CQC which has been accused of missing some of the worst cases of abuse and poor standards of care in nursing homes and hospitals. The Independent
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