The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7475 p462
27 October 2007

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New health regulator planned

There is to be a new health regulator with the power to order the closure of hospital wards that fail cleanliness inspections.

The Care Quality Commission will replace the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission.