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REGULATION

Mental health trust's leadership rated requires improvement

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

Leadership at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has been rated requires improvement by the CQC.

CQC

BREAKING NEWS: CQC chief executive steps down over maternity inquiry

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Sir Julian Hartley is stepping down as chief executive of the CQC with immediate effect due to his links with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which is the subject of an independent inquiry into...

REGULATION

Two trusts removed from national maternity investigation

By Lee Peart 22 October 2025

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been removed from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Welsh health secretary to hold NHS to account

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

Welsh health secretary Jeremy Miles is aiming to improve accountability and transparency in the NHS by holding a series of public meetings.

MATERNITY

Inquiry launched into Leeds trust's maternity and neonatal services

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

An independent inquiry has been launched into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

MATERNITY

Serious childbirth injuries up by over a fifth, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

The number of serious perineal tears following childbirth has increased by over a fifth, according to the Liberal Democrats.

REGULATION

Clinical negligence claims more than triple in two decades

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

The annual cost of clinical negligence claims has more than tripled from £1.1bn in 2006-07 to £3.6bn in 2024-25 due to increased claim numbers and the rising costs of settlements, according to the...

REGULATION

CQC launches consultation on healthcare assessment proposals

By Lee Peart 16 October 2025

A consultation on improving the assessment and rating of health and care providers has been launched by the CQC.

REGULATION

Rebranded mental health trust told to make urgent improvements

By Lee Peart 15 October 2025

A mental health trust that has changed its name has been told to make urgent improvements by the CQC.

REGULATION

'We are working hard to improve,' trust responds to inadequate rating

By Lee Peart 15 October 2025

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has said it is ‘working hard to improve’ after the CQC rating from Basildon University Hospital dropped from requires improvement to inadequate.