There has been a ‘boom’ in the number of personal assistants working in the adult social care sector. According to Skills for Care report, the number of personal assistants working in adult social care has increased by 35% (equating to about 92,000 posts) between 2009 and 2010. This report also states that personal assistants now …
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Current safeguarding framework One of the major criticisms of the current adult safeguarding framework is that it does not have a firm statutory footing in terms of defining duties and processes, in marked contrast to child protection. The starting point is the Department of Health guidance entitled “No Secrets” which is statutory guidance that local …
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Last month we spoke about the Compliance Review process and what you could expect during a visit from the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”). This month we discuss the resulting Compliance Review Report and how it should accurately reflect the findings on the day of inspection. CQC are legally required to prepare a report on the …
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