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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act
August 19th, 2010
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has made high profile news recently with a number of authors, including His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman, announcing that they will cease regular readings in schools if required to register with the ISA. Regrettably, much of the resulting media coverage was ill-informed.
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Registration requirements under the Health and Social Care Act 2008
August 19th, 2010
Under the Care Standards Act 2000, care homes and agencies were subject to registration if they fell within the definitions provided under the Act.
For example, an establishment was subject to registration as a care home if it provided accommodation together with personal care or nursing (if assistance with bodily functions was also provided if required).
The[...]
Registration with CQC: Newly in scope
August 13th, 2010
CQC ‘s re-registration program is well under way and care providers across England are working furiously to complete their applications within the 28 day window that they have been assigned. Many have already completed the process.
Providers with existing registration have found it difficult to negotiate the new system and have had to adjust to the[...]
CQC report shows improvement in safe management of controlled drugs
August 6th, 2010
5th August 2010
CQC have today published a report showing the continued improvement of controlled drug management by health and social care organisations. As part of the irregulatory work they have been asked to report to government annually on how safer management has been since the case of Dr Harold Shipman.
Controlled drugs under the report include morphine,[...]
Proposal to change all NHS Trusts into NHS Foundation Trusts by 2013
July 29th, 2010
28 July 2010
A Department of Health consultation published Monday 26th of July 2010Â proposes to turn all remaining NHS trusts into foundation trusts by 2013.
It is hoped that this will improve outcomes by removing the statutory private income cap, removing the statutory borrowing limits, making it easier for foundation trusts to merge with other trusts and giving[...]
Arms length bodies abolished
July 29th, 2010
27 July 2010
The Department of Health have announced that a  number of bodies will be abolished in order to save up to £180 million and any duties that they carry out will be spread around to other Arms length bodies. These are (subject to parliamentary approval):    Â
Alcohol Education and Research Council
Appointments Commission
Health Protection Agency
National Patients Safety Agency
National[...]
Application errors tie up CQC
July 22nd, 2010
22 July 2010
It has been revealed that nearly 1 in 6 adult care providers have made mistakes in applying to register with CQC.
Since 1st April 1343 of the 8954 applications submitted have contained errors meaning that the application had to be returned for clarification.
Providers have blamed CQC for the errors saying they are related to[...]
Adult care funding commission launched
July 20th, 2010
20th July 2010
The government have today launched the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support which will be headed by former health minister Lord Norman Warner, Â Jo Williams, the acting chair of the Care Quality Commission and Andrew Dilnot who was the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The Commission will provide recommendations on[...]
Fears that service users are being wrongly detained in care homes
July 15th, 2010
15 July 2010
A report by the Mental Health Alliance claims that health and social care professionals do not clearly understand the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) and that this has led to the unjustified detention of people with severe learning disabilities or dementia in a care setting.
DoLS were introduced in April 2009 under the Mental[...]
Low morale at CQC driven by overwork and safety concerns
July 12th, 2010
12 July 2010
CQC’s annual staff survey has revealed that just 14% of staff had confidence in it’s executive board and only 18% felt morale was high in their part of the organisation.
Unison, which represents CQC staff believe that this response is down to the fact that inspectors fear that their ability to keep service users[...]
News & Publications
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act - August 19, 2010
- Registration with CQC: Newly in scope - August 13, 2010
- CQC report shows improvement in safe management of controlled drugs - August 6, 2010
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