The Care Quality Commission is warning that Primary Care Trusts may not be monitoring performance of GP out-of-hours services effectively and that there is a risk they will fail to spot patient safety concerns. In a report today it says early observations from an enquiry into out-of-hours provider, Take Care, may indicate there is a nationwide gap in monitoring.

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Ofsted is publishing a report today to highlight the achievements of 20 primary schools, which have each been rated as ‘outstanding’ at least twice in spite of facing serious challenges. Ofsted reports that the schools show others how they can help children from different backgrounds to succeed.

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By Jody Goldsworthy

Team work will be essential to meeting the challenge of doing more for less and it is a top agenda item for everyone involved in the governance and management of public sector organizations. The author reveals that in many cases the team is not on board. She outlines an approach for getting everyone focused and engaged.

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