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Regulators have published ratings on England's 392
NHS Trusts, with an eighth being told they must improve.
The regulators, the
Care Quality Commission (CQC) will from April 2010
have greater powers ranging from closing underachieving
trusts and possible prosecutions where there is seen to
be medical
negligence, to offering advice on improving
performance in trusts.
Whilst the CQC's assessments showed a fall in
hospitals meeting basic requirements in things like
hygiene and
safety, it did find that the report showed
the highest number of services recording ratings of good
or excellent to date.
The report is seen as the NHS's most rigorous
assessment ever by the government, with plenty of
positives, notably that the majority of patients across
England received hospital treatment where needed within
18 weeks.
However for the second year running the number of
operations cancelled at the last minute due to
non-clinical reasons rose to 63,000, although more
procedures are being re-arranged within 28 days of the
original date, and the increase may in part be
attributed to the increased number of people receiving
treatment.
Though there are still many
NHS complaints
made, on the positive side many patients reported that
they were able to book appointments within 2 two days.
There are however
regional differences with the NHS
appointment booking times, with trusts in London
performing badly for patient satisfaction for booking
appointments and opening hours.
NHS
complaints can sometimes be misleading, so if you
want to know how your local trusts are performing visit
the
2009 ratings
for health care services overall performance,
and enter your postcode.
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