New hospital inspections begin
The Care Quality Commission's new programme of hospital inspections begins in Croydon today. The way hospitals are checked has been overhauled following the Stafford Hospital scandal.
Inspections in Croydon and Yorkshire this week
Inspections begin this week at:
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (Tuesday)
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (Thursday)
Next week:
- Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
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