Whilst it’s impossible to determine how inspections of GP practices will look once the CQC’s single assessment framework comes into play in the months ahead, it is always important for practices and the staff that work there to be prepared for an inspection. No matter what the changes are, there will still be an intense …
In line with the SRA’s requirement for law firms to gather diversity data from staff, Ridouts are pleased to publish the results of its review of the diversity and make-up of our workforce. 69% of Ridouts staff responded to the SRA survey. The survey was undertaken in July 2023 and the results can be found …
Ridouts publish SRA Equality and Diversity Questionnaire 2023 Read More »
Running a health and social care service has never been for the faint of heart – but difficult economic and political times bring new problems to providers in the sector. At Ridouts we see it as part of our job to empower providers to stand up for their services and demand fairness and a reasonable …
Standing Firm: The Art Of Being A Health And Social Care Provider Read More »
During my time as a Solicitor at Ridouts I have been approached regularly by health and social care providers who are overwhelmed, frustrated or simply confused about complex safeguarding investigations. Processes to report and manage allegations and then fully investigate them are in place in order to protect vulnerable people. There are few that would …
Safeguarding In Adult Social Care: Harnessing A Runaway Train Read More »
Health and social care providers are all too aware of the possibility of a service user dying in their care, but how prepared are you for the inquest that may follow? What might initially appear to be a routine death can quickly develop into a lengthy and complex inquiry. This can be a difficult and …
Facing An Inquest: What Does This Mean And What Risk Does It Pose To My Business? Read More »
Providers of health and social care services are all too aware of how vital their relationships are with stakeholders. Often they prioritise their relationships with the CQC or Ofsted because regulation underpins all other areas of service provision, however, providers should not underestimate the enormous impact local authority / CCG commissioner relationships and interactions have …
As has now been widely publicised, the CQC has abandoned its regular schedule of inspection for all health and social care services, including GP practices. Inspections will now be triggered by perceptions of risk, related to any notifications received by the regulator or any third party concerns or staff whistleblowing. As has been set out …
Regulation 18 – Staff training in Health and Social Care services has changed As of 1 July 2022 new law has been introduced that will impact all health and social care providers registered with the CQC. The Health and Social Care Act 2022 now requires that all providers ensure that their staff have received training …
Mandatory Learning Disability & Autism Training Becomes The Law Read More »
In my 13 years at Ridouts there isn’t much I haven’t seen in terms of regulatory and operational challenges in the health and social care sector. CQC enforcement action, opaque and seemingly never-ending safeguarding investigations and difficult contractual negotiations with local authorities are just a few of the issues that we unpick day to day. …
The Two Biggest Challenges for Social Care Providers Read More »
At Ridouts we assist providers with all manner of regulatory enforcement action. Much of what we are instructed to challenge falls on the lower to moderate end of the CQC’s scale of severity but occasionally we are faced with the most serious action that is available to the CQC – an urgent cancellation of registration …
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