10 December 2016
NHS
Doctors, staff and patients criticise Care Quality Commission and call for radical change in health service regulation.
Two NHS staff walk with an older patient outside St Thomas' Hospital in London
‘Many patients, bereaved relatives and whistleblowers are frustrated that disclosures to the CQC have not resulted in change,’ the group said. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty
NHS whistleblowers face being “fired, gagged and blacklisted” while disclosures go uninvestigated owing to the healthcare regulator’s lack of powers and resources, a group of doctors, staff and patients has warned.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was criticised for being “low value” by the group which has called for radical change in how the heath service is regulated.
