Month: December 2013

CQC to Send ‘OFSTED-style’ Letters to Patients

The CQC is considering sending ‘OFSTED-style letters’ to patients of GP practices where it has found unacceptable failings or inadequate care. This comes about following CQC’s findings from its first wave of inspections of practices. The vast majority of the inspections were targeted, with some random inspections, and CQC found 34% of practices had failed …

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Managing Medicines in Care Homes Consultation

NICE has published draft good practice guidance for managing medicines in care homes which is now available for consultation. Purpose of the guidance: The purpose of the guidance is to provide recommendations for good practice on the systems and processes for managing medicines in care homes. The guidance considers prescribing, handling and administering medicines to …

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