CQC unveils a consultation on its new strategy to take the regulator from 2016-2021. The strategy speaks on achieving CQC’s purpose (ensuring services are safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality) whilst working with a smaller budget. The plan points to increasing the confidence of the public in the identification of levels of care offered. There are …
GP leader speaks out against government plans Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the GPC, has spoken out against the government’s pledge for seven day a week GP access. During the election the government pledged people across England would have access to GPs between 8am-8pm seven days a week by 2020. It was also pledged that …
The Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman has today published a report on the state of end-of-life care in England. The report, titled ‘Dying without dignity’ expresses concerns around end-of-life care, detailing “tragic” cases where people’s suffering could have been avoided or lessened. The Ombudsman is the independent organisation responsible for investigating complaints about the NHS …
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David Prior has stepped down from his position as CQC’s chair to be appointed to the position of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health. The appointment will take effect immediately and CQC board member Michael Mire will step in to chair the CQC board meeting next week until a new replacement …
Mental health trusts in England have predicted that there will be significant funding cuts over the next four years. Data from 41 mental health trusts show that from 2014-15 to 2018-19 income is expected to fall by 8% in real terms. The figures are from five-year plans which were submitted to regulators last summer before …
The judgment handed down in April 2015, by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Chestertons v Nurmohamed [UKEAT/0335/14/DM], has clarified the meaning of a qualifying disclosure being made in the reasonable belief that it is in the public interest i.e the statutory requirement an employee must satisfy to benefit from whistleblower protection. Background …
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Freedom is one of the most highly protected rights and nowhere is this more apparent than in those places where this is potentially under threat in a care setting. This is especially pertinent when one lacks capacity i.e. the ability to make a decision for him/herself owing to ‘an impairment of, or a disturbance in …
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