Healthcare Standards - how we measure up
Quality and Safety
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is registered with no conditions by the Care Quality Commission to provide health services. The Trust was registered in the first wave of licences in March 2010 as part of a new system for regulating standards in the NHS
The Trust is governed by a regulatory framework set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which has a statutory duty to assess the performance of healthcare organisations. The CQC requires that hospital trusts are registered with the CQC and therefore licensed to provide health services.
The CQC provides assurance to the public and commissioners about the quality of care through a system of monitoring a trust’s performance across a broad range of areas to ensure it meets essential standards. The CQC assessors and inspectors frequently review all available information and intelligence they hold about a hospital.
The regulations are grouped into six key areas, each of which have a number of expected outcomes against which the organisation is measured.
Essential standards:
- Involvement and information on services.
- Personalised care, treatment and support.
- Safeguarding and safety.
- Suitability of staffing.
- Quality and management.
- Suitability of management.
The CQC expects compliance at varying levels across all these standards and focuses on outcomes to measure how well these standards are being met, with particular emphasis on the views and experiences of people who use the services.
Patients can be assured that the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre continues to be registered with the CQC with no conditions. This reflects our continued high standards in delivering patient care and clinical services.
See our Care Quality Commission Hygiene Code Inspection report
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre - May 2011
See our Care Quality Commission report on Privacy, Dignity and Nutrition
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre - June 2011
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