News from 2010

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4 January 2010 - New CQC guidance on compliance
4 January 2010 - Ombudsman launches consultation on complaints
5 January 2010 - Updated guidance on controlled drugs
6 January 2010 - NHS announces its five-year plan
6 January 2010 - DH backs “Spotting the Sick Child” website
7 January 2010 - NPSA issues safety alert on lithium therapy
25 January 2010 - NHS Constitution enforced by law
26 January 2010 - GMC consultation on medical training
27 January 2010 - Cancer detection doubles in 10 years
28 January 2010 - Dementia guidelines ignored, says NAO
29 January 2010 - New guidance on managing serious incidents
1 February 2010 - GMC releases corporate strategy for 2010-2013
19 February 2010 - Quality assurance scheme launched for cosmetic treatments
22 February 2010 - CHRE report on student fitness to practise reporting
23 February 2010 - New NPSA guidance for neonatal services
24 February 2010 - Patient safety alerts not working, finds AvMA
25 February 2010 - CQC opens consultation on quality assessments
1 March 2010 - GMC launches consultation on revalidation
29 March 2010 - Quick confidential healthcare services for NHS staff
30 March 2010 - GMC complaint-handling process praised by CHRE
30 March 2010 - DH launches three consultations
31 March 2010 - CQC consultation on interim fees scheme
31 March 2010 - NPSA reports fewer deaths from patient safety incidents
1 April 2010 - DH launches National Care Service
19 April 2010 - New bowel cancer test could improve survival rates by around 40%
23 April 2010 - GMC offers guidance for doctors conducting research
26 April 2010 - NICE committees lack GP representation
27 April 2010 - More PCTs to roll out DH scorecard scheme
28 April 2010 - New healthcare standards for Wales
28 April 2010 - Report on sharing complaints information published
21 May 2010 - NPSA guidance on checking for pregnancy before surgery
24 May 2010 - CQC publishes findings of inpatient survey
31 May 2010 - Changes to assessment of social care services
2 June 2010 - New GMC guidance on end of life care
4 June 2010 - WHO creates curriculum guide on patient safety
4 June 2010 - GMC told to put revalidation plans on hold
10 June 2010 - Review of regulations and standards in Wales
10 June 2010 - FTP cases up 30% in 2009
15 June 2010 - Training can be effective under EWTD, finds report
21 June 2010 - New guidance on mixing of medicines
22 June 2010 - NPSA urges safer administration of insulin
25 June 2010 - CQC consultation on enforcement policy
6 July 2010 - NHS issues new whistleblowing guidance
9 July 2010 - General practice under scrutiny from The King’s Fund
12 July 2010 - CHRE position on right-touch regulation
13 July 2010 - Exam reassurance for doctors in specialty training
15 July 2010 - Scotland – Consultation on damages for wrongful death
15 July 2010 - NCEPOD report on parenteral nutrition
11 August 2010 - Weigh patients before treating clots, says NPSA
13 August 2010 - Plans to increase prescribing powers of student midwives
17 August 2010 - NICE publishes three new pieces of guidance
20 August 2010 - GMC calls for evidence on the part doctors play in child protection
23 August 2010 - DH consults on the NHS Outcomes Framework
26 August 2010 - Increase in complaints on NHS services highest for 12 years
7 September 2010 - GMC consults on Equality Scheme
10 September 2010 - Consultation results show support for revalidation
13 September 2010 - DH abandons plans for national IT programme
17 September 2010 - More trusts report patient safety incidents
20 September 2010 - Survey reveals 90% are satisfied with GP services
22 September 2010 - CQC consults on human rights guidance
27 September 2010 - Report reveals patient welfare under NHS surgery
18 October 2010 - New quality standard on specialist neonatal care
19 October 2010 - Two consultations following DH white paper
22 October 2010 - New system for primary care referral advice
26 October 2010 - Revalidation set for launch in 2012
1 November 2010 - Regulations for doctors in Europe under review
3 November 2010 - New NPSA signal item on treating spinal cord compression
8 November 2010 - NPSA issues interventional radiology surgical checklist
9 November 2010 - Risky Business leads the way in patient safety
11 November 2010 - GMC updates guidance for disabled medical students
15 November 2010 - NPSA guidance on emergency blood transfusions
24 November 2010 - NHS reveals wide variations in maternity care in England