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Hinchingbrooke Hospital CQC report 'had 300 errors' | Hinchingbrooke Hospital CQC report 'had 300 errors' |
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A damming report of a privately-run hospital that is due to be returned to the NHS contained 300 factual errors, its chief executive has said. | A damming report of a privately-run hospital that is due to be returned to the NHS contained 300 factual errors, its chief executive has said. |
Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, run by Circle, was branded "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last month. | Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, run by Circle, was branded "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last month. |
However, its chief executive, Hisham Abdel-Rahman, said the report was "problematic" and full of errors. | However, its chief executive, Hisham Abdel-Rahman, said the report was "problematic" and full of errors. |
The CQC accepted some mistakes but said it stood by the report. | The CQC accepted some mistakes but said it stood by the report. |
Mr Abdel-Rahman was giving evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday. | Mr Abdel-Rahman was giving evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday. |
Circle announced on 9 January that it was in talks to ensure an "orderly withdrawal" from its contract to run the hospital, near Huntingdon, citing "unprecedented" increases in A&E attendances and funding cuts. | Circle announced on 9 January that it was in talks to ensure an "orderly withdrawal" from its contract to run the hospital, near Huntingdon, citing "unprecedented" increases in A&E attendances and funding cuts. |
The CQC released its report hours later, raising "a number of serious concerns" about staffing, risks to patient safety and medical care. | The CQC released its report hours later, raising "a number of serious concerns" about staffing, risks to patient safety and medical care. |
Mr Abdel-Rahman told the committee he was disappointed the inadequate rating had not been changed, even though the CQC had acknowledged 65% of the 300 errors. | Mr Abdel-Rahman told the committee he was disappointed the inadequate rating had not been changed, even though the CQC had acknowledged 65% of the 300 errors. |
In one example, he told the committee a member of staff was criticised for shouting at a patient, who later turned out to be profoundly deaf. | In one example, he told the committee a member of staff was criticised for shouting at a patient, who later turned out to be profoundly deaf. |
Stewart Jackson, committee member and Conservative MP for Peterborough, told David Behan, the head of the CQC, that the report was based on "anecdote - some might say tittle-tattle". | Stewart Jackson, committee member and Conservative MP for Peterborough, told David Behan, the head of the CQC, that the report was based on "anecdote - some might say tittle-tattle". |
"You have traduced the reputation of a popular hospital," Mr Jackson said. "You should be ashamed of yourself." | "You have traduced the reputation of a popular hospital," Mr Jackson said. "You should be ashamed of yourself." |
But Mr Behan said he stood by the report and many of the changes pointed out by the hospital had been based on its presentation and spelling. | But Mr Behan said he stood by the report and many of the changes pointed out by the hospital had been based on its presentation and spelling. |
"I am not ashamed of myself," he said. | "I am not ashamed of myself," he said. |
"We did find good care at Hinchingbrooke but we also found care that needs to improve and needs to improve quickly." | "We did find good care at Hinchingbrooke but we also found care that needs to improve and needs to improve quickly." |
A spokeswoman for the CQC said the "exact number of changes" made to the report, which she said was at a draft stage, was not known. | |
"None of the changes that were highlighted during the factual accuracy process would have been about the overall rating of the provider," she said. | |
"Our judgments are based on what our inspection team saw and heard on their visits." | |
The hospital, which was taken over in 2012 when it faced closure with debts of £40m, is to be returned to the NHS in March. | |
A follow up report by the CQC, due to be published in the next few weeks, is expected to say improvements have been made. | A follow up report by the CQC, due to be published in the next few weeks, is expected to say improvements have been made. |