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NHS Weekend Cover

The NHS ‘Weekend effect’ blamed for 11,000 extra deaths in hospital each year Up to 11,000 more people die each year after being admitted to hospital over the weekend compared with other days of the week, a major study suggests. …

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Care Quality Commission (CQC)

People and their families who use care services will soon be able to make more informed choices about their care by seeing first-hand if the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has judged them as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate. New …

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