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 …
We highlight various practices issues which has crossed over our desks recently. It is important that providers are aware of detailed practice developments and be prepared in advance of CQC assessments and inspections. Assessment/Inspection We are starting to see the practical application of the new CQC assessment framework. CQC have changed the language relating to …
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 »
Ridouts has seen an emergence of Local Authorities (“LAs”) attempting to place service users with complex needs into residential care homes (with a lower fee rate) from more expensive mental health facilities. This is causing a strain on the commercial relationship between health and social care providers and the LA. This article will examine why …
I have previously written on what the health and care worker visa is and the basic requirements to be met by providers who wish to sponsor overseas employees. In this next article of my series, I will guide you through the process of applying to become a sponsor with the Home Office/UK Visas and Immigration …
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 …
The Health and Care Worker Visa, which falls under the skilled worker visa category, was introduced, in part, to aid the staffing crisis and something which Ridouts has seen become a more popular option for many providers who are struggling to find domestic labour. In this second article of the series, I will be discussing …
Becoming A Sponsor: Key Considerations For The Health And Care Worker Visa Read More »
Recently I worked on a case which involved making challenges to a draft CQC inspection report where CQC had made a number of assumptions on the basis of limited facts and had awarded that provider with a rating of requires improvement in a number of domains. The evidence that was being used to support the …
The new year marks a fresh chapter for the CQC with the continued roll out of its new single assessment framework. Providers should be familiar with the quality statements and evidence categories by now and will have begun to see how the CQC is applying them in practice through the publication of new style inspection …
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