Paul Ridout

Letters of Intent – A serious threat from the CQC – as published in Caring Times

Over the past 2 to 3 years we have witnessed an increasing distaste from the CQC for any form of challenge to their decisions in relation to care services.  Added to this the CQC have shown a strong preference to follow registration and enforcement action based on their own devised practices and procedures rather than …

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Ridouts partners with Suffolk Association of Independent Care Providers

Ridouts is delighted to partner with Suffolk Association of Independent Care Providers, an esteemed champion for the sector. SAICP ensures the voices of independent care providers in Suffolk are heard and provides its members with access to relevant and helpful resources. Ridouts provide legal, operational and strategic advice to providers who are faced with matters …

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Let’s keep regulators and Tribunals to their correct remit

Over recent years we have seen the growth of statutory tribunals with panels comprised of a legally qualified chairperson and selected experts to determine a variety of a specialised issues. It is not clear whether this is born from a desire to relieve mainstream courts of workload, or to speed dispute resolution in specialised cases, …

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Ridouts partners with the National Care Association

Ridouts is delighted to announce that it has partnered with the National Care Association.  With the social care sector facing increasing pressures to provide high quality care on ever decreasing resources, there are challenging times ahead for the sector.  With the NCA being a strong and influential voice of the sector it represents and Ridouts …

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