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Improving Healthcare Standards in Portugal Through Accreditation with CESPU

July 15, 2024 by Moyra Amess

CESPU, a private university outside Porto, recently invited our Director of Accreditations and Assurance, Moyra Amess, to speak to a group of hospitals.

Maintaining the Gold Standard: CHKS Retain UKAS Accreditation for Management Systems Certification

July 01, 2024 by CHKS

Ensuring impartiality, consistency and reliability. Learn why CHKS' recent re-accreditation by UKAS reinforces our position as a leading provider of healthcare management systems certification. 

The Birth Trauma Inquiry, What’s Next?

June 17, 2024 by Moyra Amess

How might the report impact maternity services and what are the potential risks of inaction?

Key Messages From the Birth Trauma Report

June 11, 2024 by Moyra Amess

On review of the report, Moyra Amess, Director of Assurance & Accreditation at CHKS has compiled here her four key messages.

Has data quality reduced in England?

October 20, 2023 by CHKS

NHS England suspended its National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) early in 2020/21 following the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, trusts were paid by simpler block contract payments.

Length of stay comparison between Welsh NHS and English NHS Hospitals

July 26, 2023 by Chris Raspin & Laura Thomas

CHKS has reviewed three years of data to look at average lengths of stay in Wales compared to England. This follows a 2022 report from the Nuffield Trust 'How well is the NHS performing'