Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Monitor (until now the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts) will have a new role as sector regulator for health and, at a later date to be agreed, for adult social care. To provide NHS-funded services, providers will need to be registered with CQC and licensed by …
CQC has announced that it will be conducting 250 unannounced inspections on homecare services over the next three months as part of a thematic review of the sector. While this will lead to a national report on homecare, each service that is inspected will be issued with an individual report. Those providers who are deemed …
Ridouts Be prepared! A surprise Care Quality Commission inspection may be on its way Read More »
At the end of March 2012 the Public Accounts Committee (“PAC”) produced a report on the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”). It will come as no great surprise to readers that the report did not bathe the Commission in glory nor will the criticisms come as a big surprise to those who encounter CQC on a …
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