An enquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission into the home care system in England has stated that poor treatment of many older people is breaching their human rights, and too many people are struggling to voice their concerns about their care. The final report of the Commission’s inquiry, ‘Close to home: Older people …
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It was announced today that the Care Quality Commission will carry out spot inspections of 250 home care providers next year in a bid to stop ‘bad practice’ in the sector. The ‘themed’ inspections will begin in April 2012 and will focus on the respect, care and welfare of people who receive care services in …
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The Patients association has found a series of “appalling” examples of poor care in the NHS across the UK. Examples include occasions where patients have been neglected, left in pain and without food and water. The Patients Association said patients are being let down and action was needed when poor care was identified. The organisation …
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, private firms are treating almost one in five NHS patients with certain conditions. As a result of Labour’s promotion of patient choice private operators are now becoming a significant provider of care. The Labour government said using independent centres had been essential in clearing a backlog of patients …
The government has confirmed its plans to abandon the excellence scheme proposed by CQC. Paul Burstow made the announcement after the sector largely rejected the idea through a public consultation. CQC have said that whilst the award will not be proceeding, they are keen to make sure that the feedback received during the consultation exercise …
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has warned that employers of care workers are failing to report incidents where staff have been found to have abused service users. The statement comes after councils across England announced that although 30,000 cases of abuse against vulnerable adults were substantiated in 2010-2011, only 1,020 people were referred to the …
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CQC have announced that they plan to inspect a further 50 NHS hospitals and 500 adult social care services in 2012 to evaluate the quality of dignity and nutrition afforded to service users. The original dignity and nutrition review was conducted by CQC between March and June 2011 when they reviewed 100 NHS hospitals. The …
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The number of Warning Notices being served on providers by CQC has increased significantly over recent months. CQC has indicated that it will publish a press release summarising each Warning Notice unless the provider can persuade CQC not to do so. The window for making written representations to CQC about the Warning Notice is five …
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