Monitor: Regulating NHS foundation trusts

"This report examines whether Monitor’s regulation of NHS foundation trusts has been effective."

Monitor: Regulating NHS foundation trusts
A Morse, Controller and Auditor General
National Audit Office

February 2014

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An exploration of the early development of Clinical Commissioning Groups in the English NHS

"This early study raises some important issues and concerns, including the risk that the different bodies to whom CCGs are accountable will have differing (or conflicting) agendas, and the lack of clarity over the operation of sanction regimes."

Accountable to whom, for what? An exploration of the early development of Clinical Commissioning Groups in the English NHS
K Checkland, P Allen, A Coleman, J Segar, I McDermott, S Harrison, C Petsoulas, S Peckham
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003769

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Taking safety on board: the board's role in patient safety

"The paper looks at three main areas: the board’s core roles in relation to patient safety; how boards might deliver these roles; and the optimal relationship between board leadership, clinical leadership and regulatory oversight."

Taking safety on board: the board's role in patient safety
A Fresko, S Rubenstein
The Health Foundation
October 2013

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Lessons from Europe: assuring quality through regulation

"This Briefing highlights approaches to quality assurance taken in Germany and the Netherlands. It identifies lessons for NHS leaders and policymakers in England on how to approach the challenge of regulating effectively for quality, as the current regulatory system is being reconsidered."

Lessons from Europe: assuring quality through regulation
Health Services Research Network
NHS Confederation
October 2013

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A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of adult social care

"Regulation has an important role to play in making sure that services provide safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care."

A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of adult social care
Care Quality Commission
October 2013

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The regulation and oversight of NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

"This joint policy statement provides further detail on the changes to the regulation and oversight of NHS trusts and NHS foundations trusts proposed in the Government’s initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and related clauses in Part 2 of the Care Bill."

The regulation and oversight of NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
Department of Health
May 2013

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The changing national role in health system governance

"This study provides an overview of recent changes in the national government’s role in the governance of the health systems in 12 countries."

The changing national role in health system governance: a case-based study of 11 European countries and Australia
Edited by E Jakubowski, RB Saltman
World Health Organization (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
April 2013

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The Francis Public Inquiry Report: a response

"The Francis Report alludes to, but does not develop, some important underlying tensions in the current system that might need some further consideration."

The Francis Public Inquiry Report: a response
Nuffield Trust
March 2013

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Economic regulation in health care

"This paper is essential reading for policy-makers considering the role of economic regulation in health care, and those tasked with implementing the new system of regulation in England."

Economic regulation in health care: What can we learn from other regulators?
A Dixon, T Harrison, C Mundle
The King's Fund
November 2011

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