NHS regulator to scale back hospital inspections after budget cuts
CQC will rely more on information provided by patients and trusts, concentrating on visits to hospitals classed as requiring improvement or inadequate
The tough inspection regime for hospitals introduced to prevent a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire care scandal is being relaxed as the NHS regulator adjusts to budget cuts brought in by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will undertake fewer and smaller inspections of hospitals in England and rely more on information provided by patients and NHS trusts themselves under the watchdog’s new five-year strategy. Guardian
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