The National Audit Office has released a report dated 2 December 2011 on the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which has identified a range of failings and inefficiencies within CQC. Some key points include: The providers regulated by CQC account for approximately 10 per cent of GDP. Currently over 21,000 providers in over 40,000 locations. CQC …
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Yesterday a report about children in care was published. The report reflects the findings of HM Inspectorate of Probation, Ofsted and Estyn. Findings indicated that children in care who are placed away from their home area and who have also offended are ill-equipped to lead productive and law-abiding lives. The report focused on the work …
Sir David Nicholson, the head of the NHS says performance data on individual surgeons should start being published from next summer. Data on heart surgeons is already available, but Sir David Nicholson said he wanted to see other specialities, including vascular and orthopaedic surgeons follow suit. Sir David said providing such data would allow surgeons …
CQC has announced that David Prior is to be the new Chair of the Commission. David Prior said “I am delighted to have been appointed Chairman of the Care Quality Commission. It is the only job that could have persuaded me to leave the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. People who are ill or not …
As a result of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal, the Government has announced they will hold care providers to account by introducing tougher regulation which may include new criminal legislation to ensure corporate accountability. Care Services Minister Norman Lamb said the Winterbourne View case had revealed weaknesses in the care system’s ability to hold the …
Yesterday saw the publicaton of the Department of Health’s “Transforming Care: A National Response to Winterbourne View Hospital” and an accompanying Concordat signed by health and social care ledaers, committing to deliver on the government’s pledges. This report was sparked by the 2011 BBC Panorama documentary on Winterbourne View, a privately run inpatient hospital. The …
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At Ridouts, we have recently obtained an updated version under the Freedom of Information Act of the Guidance for CQC staff on warning notices, as well as information about their publication policy relating to warning notices. Representations The main observation is that the CQC procedure in handling representations on warning notices is far from straightforward. …
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According to a recent CQC survey waiting times are getting longer at NHS accident and emergency departments in England. Results showed that a third of patients surveyed spent more than four hours in A&E which was up from the figure of 27% in 2008. A third of patients also surveyed said they waited more than …
The CQC has launched an email alert service and an information sharing CQC Widget to improve transparency around care services. The email alert service will allow people to sign up for the most up-to-date standards and quality reports about care providers across England. The alerts will provide direct access to CQC activity about health and …
Although the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) has been in force for over five years, its practical implementation in hospitals and community settings is yet to be broadly established. Particular concerns exist in relation to the complex issues of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and covert medication. However, the MCA applies to all aspects of the care and …
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