It would appear that the CQC has been listening to the sector. A lot of concerns have been raised as the Single Assessment Framework has been rolled out, about providers ability to improve their ratings, especially those who are currently rated Requires Improvement yet not considered to be posing a risk. This has been a …
Will Services Get A Chance Of Being Re-rated Upwards By The CQC? Read More »
The results of the CQC People Survey 2024 are in and make for grim reading. It’s often true that people tend to speak up when they have something negative to say, rather than when it’s positive and the People Survey is no exception. With a 78% response rate, it’s fair to say that the results …
Ridouts hosted a round table discussion with providers to discuss the developing CQC regime, to consider what was happening, share knowledge and discuss the potential impact of the regime on businesses. Between them, the providers have nearly 60 homes, so had a wealth of experience to share. The discussions were wide and varied but the …
What Is The Impact Of The New CQC Regime On Providers? Read More »
We all know by now that the CQC wants ratings of providers to be dynamic. It wants to provide “up-to-date and high-quality information and ratings”. Last month, I asked you, on LinkedIn, what period of time you considered a rating would remain contemporary. The majority of people said 6 -12 months. Even if we take …
I first came across the concept of Suspension of Ratings (not suspension of registration, which is the concept most will be familiar with) in 2019. A power that allows the CQC to suspend your rating when it has belief that that rating no longer accurately reflects the service that you are providing. I wrote about …
Rating Suspension – A Lazy Way For The CQC To Regulate? Read More »
The CQC recently asked for feedback on the factual accuracy comment (“FAC”) process – the process whereby providers have 10 working days to submit comments to the CQC, following receipt of a draft inspection report. The process enables providers to comment, challenge and present evidence with a view to amending/changing the contents of the report, …
Revision Of The Factual Accuracy Comment Process Is As Clear As Mud Read More »
Over the last few months we have frequently written about the CQC moving away from timetabled inspections, now inspecting on the basis of perceived risk. At Ridouts we have seen, not only, an increase in action taken by the CQC against providers, but action at the highest level, through the issuing of Notices of Proposals …
6 years since a CQC inspection? Can the CQC move to dynamic, contemporary ratings? Read More »
The CQC is very quick to tell providers how they are not meeting the regulations or what they are doing wrong but rarely, if at all, do we hear stories of the CQC saying, “If you do x, you’ll be deemed to be meeting the regulations”. An example which is common, is that of staffing …
Is the CQC exacerbating the current state of care? Read More »
What should inspection reports look like? What information should they contain? And can they be all things to all people? In January 2019, the CQC introduced a new adult social care report writing template with the aim of producing “easier to read reports which say more with less words.” We saw a move away from …
They say buying and selling a property is one of the most stressful things you can do in life. Now imagine buying or selling a health or social care business where several 10’s or 100’s of people are reliant on good care being provided or money being in their pay packet at the end of …
Undertaking Due Diligence – Why it pays to do your homework Read More »
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