Month: May 2016

Caring Times: Cutting Red Tape – The Cost of too many Inspections

The Government recently conducted a review of the level of regulation in the health and social care sector, entitled ‘Cutting Red Tape’.  The review included a consultation with care homes and asked providers about the time spent responding to inspections and requests for information.  The results of the consultation with providers suggests the monitoring functions …

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BMA leaders conspired to draw out negotiations with the Department of Health on junior doctors’ dispute

A major leak of data appears to expose the inner workings of senior BMA officials within the junior doctors’ dispute. The leak was of the transcripts of a WhatsApp group which was made up entirely of leaders of the junior doctors committee. The group discussed many matters in relation to the junior doctors’ dispute, the …

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CQC to increase number of unannounced inspections of GPs

CQC’s future strategy unveiled this week includes the commitment to increase the frequency of unannounced inspections of GPs. This approach will look to utilise information gathered outside of the physical inspection even more to more effectively carry out these inspections. The increase in unannounced inspections is to be combined with the relaxation of inspections of …

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Healthcare Business: Having a voice in safeguarding enquiries- Providers should know their rights

In April 2015, adult safeguarding for the first time was placed on a statutory footing under the Care Act 2014.  Although the Care Act has been described as the most important piece of social care legislation in 60 years, in many ways it was an opportunity lost in terms of establishing clear investigation processes in …

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Light at end of the tunnel for junior doctors’ dispute?

It would appear as though the junior doctors and Jeremy Hunt may have found a resolution to the ever-present contractual dispute. Yesterday it was announced that a middle ground had been found between the BMA, the junior doctors’ representatives, and the department of health. They reached this point through conciliation talks over the past 10 …

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