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The future of healthcare regulation – have your say
08 September 2020
CQC inspections are resuming, and soon we will see some changes to their focus. In this blog, our CEO shares his thoughts on the expected changes and urges healthcare providers to have their say…
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Integrating care: how to develop evidence-based solutions to improve patient journeys
27 August 2020
We partnered with The King’s Fund in an online event to discuss how integrating different parts of the health and care system can positively impact patient safety. Exploring ways to improve continuity of care, we focused on the role of data in creating reliable solutions to improve people’s outcomes and experiences.
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CQC inspections are resuming (and there’s a focus on digitalisation…)
20 August 2020
As part of the Covid-19 response, routine CQC inspections were suspended on the 16th March 2020. We saw an immediate move to a phone-based model under the Emergency Support Framework (ESF) along with close monitoring of services using a range of intelligence sources.
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Are failures in patient safety driving up the cost of NHS compensation claims?
29 July 2020
According to a recent BBC article, the NHS in England faces paying out £4.3bn in legal fees alone to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence...
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Radar Healthcare in the top 10% of UK organisations for customer experience
22 July 2020
Following this year’s annual customer survey, Radar’s customers gave Radar a Net Promoter Score of 51, placing Radar in the top 10% of brands in the UK when it comes to customer experience.
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Empowering people to move away from a ‘blame culture’ and embrace patient safety improvement
14 July 2020
Within this blog post, we explore how Radar’s software has been developed to align with the three strategic aims of NHSE and NHSI’s patient safety strategy, with a particular emphasis on how it can promote a learning culture, leading to continuous improvement through sharing best practice and lessons learnt.
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Managing the prevention and control of infection in care homes
10 July 2020
In this blog post, we explore the infection prevention and control guidance set out by the Department of Health in context of the current situation and demonstrate how Radar can support care providers with compliance against the CQC’s Regulation 12: Safe care and treatment.
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Webinar - Creating a safer care environment: a data-driven approach
22 June 2020
On the third day of HTN Digital Week June 2020 it was Radar Healthcare’s turn to host a live webinar to discuss the power of data in a crisis, and how having a centralised approach to data can support critical decision making, by giving you more control and visibility across your organisation.
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Radar Healthcare announced as finalists in the Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020
15 June 2020
We’re pleased to announce that Radar has been announced as a finalist in the Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020 in the Supporting Healthcare Teams category.
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The role of risk management in a rapidly changing healthcare environment
12 June 2020
With the implementation of technology at pace and scale and the continuous need to evaluate rapid change in a highly regulated environment, we spoke to NHS governance, assurance & risk specialist Ann Highton about her view of the ‘new normal’.
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Governance and compliance specialist Ann Highton joins Radar Healthcare
05 May 2020
We are delighted to welcome governance specialist Ann Highton to the Radar Healthcare team as strategic advisor.
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The changing face of Primary Care – what will become ‘the new normal’?
28 April 2020
In the last few weeks, we have seen rapid digital transformation in primary care. To get an insight into how the current COVID-19 crisis is impacting GPs, patients and the wider primary care landscape, we spoke to award-winning GP and PCN Clinical Director, Dr Farzana Hussain.
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