A study by the OFT has found that the UK dentistry market is not always working in the best interests of patients. It states that some dentists are misleading their patients about their right to NHS treatment so they will pay for private treatment instead. Both NHS and private dentistry services in the UK were …
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A legal challenge has been brought against West Berkshire Council on behalf of five disabled people to challenge the restriction on adult social care to meeting people’s ‘critical’ care needs. The challenge will work as a test case and, if successful, could lead to thousands more elderly and disabled people gaining access to care. The …
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According to the Health Minister Simon Burns, hospitals should check for signs of neglect when care home residents are admitted into hospital. Under a new scheme entitled ‘Present on Admission’ doctors should record the condition of patients when they arrive in hospital. Figures suggest that many patients arrive in hospital with a condition that originated …
CQC has prosecuted an unregistered provider for the first time under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. What is significant is the level of fine: guilty pleas in relation to two charges generated a fine of £40,000. On top of this, the company – Northern Clinic.com which was providing unregulated liposuction out of clinics …
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CQC published its special review on the provision of health care to those in care homes in March 2012. It found that 30% of nursing homes included in the review did not have a ”Do Not Attempt Resuscitation” (DNAR) policy in place (in settings where having a DNAR policy was appropriate and required). Where a …
Healthcare Business: To resuscitate or not resuscitate – that is the question Read More »
In relation to a person’s care and treatment, the issue of mental capacity and consent is of central importance from a legal point of view. Care providers should ensure that service users are asked for their consent whenever care or treatment services are proposed or changed, and that there are effective procedures in place to …
In a recent case – Mr Yuri Kazlouski v CQC – the First-tier Tribunal has criticised CQC’s procedures in assessing applicants for registration. CQC had refused the application of Mr Kazlouski to be registered as a manager. He appealed the decision and the hearing was heard on 1 and 2 May 2012. His appeal was …
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CQC is issuing warning notices (notices to providers that they are breaching regulatory requirements) at an alarming and unprecedented rate. In 2011/12 CQC issued 638 warning notices to providers, the vast majority in the second half of the year. In most cases, CQC goes on to publish press releases about the warning notices it issues. …
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Recently CQC has issued new guidance for registered persons on warning notices (April 2012). CQC states that representations against the publication of a summary of the warning notice (by way of a press release) must be made within five working days of receiving the warning notice. This is a continuation of the previous policy. It …
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