The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has issued an advice note to local authorities in light of the Supreme Court ruling in the Cheshire West case. The advice note outlines the importance of the Cheshire West ruling and highlights the new test for a deprivation of liberty – “If a person is …
Andrea Sutcliffe, the director of social care at the CQC, has commented on the use of 15-minute care visits for dementia patients. Such visits have been named by CQC as ‘ineffective, inappropriate and unsafe’. She said “Ultimately this is about needs. If you are providing a service for someone living with dementia, if you go …
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CQC has published its first 10 inspection reports from the new GP out-of-hours inspections.The inspections have involved more clinicians on inspection teams than in the past. Inspection teams were made up of the following people: · GPs. · Nurses. · Practice managers. · Other clinicians. · Trained members of the public. The inspections carried out …
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In a recent report, a think tank has warned that the number of older people in England needing care will “outstrip” the number of family members able to provide it by 2017. An Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report estimates that by 2030 there will be more than two million people aged 65 and …
Dementia is one of the biggest health and social care problems facing our society today. Alzheimer’s Society is in the process of developing tailored programmes to support families from different cultures. More and more people in the UK are receiving a diagnosis of dementia and getting the right information to help them to cope. However, …
The CQC is to launch a review into the inequalities in end of life care this summer. Such a review was one of the recommendations resulting from the independent review of the Liverpool care pathway published by the Department of Health in July 2013. The recommendation stated “The Care Quality Commission should carry out a …
NICE has issued “quality standards” on infection prevention and control stating that doctors and nurses should do more to stop hospital patients developing infections. NICE research revealed that one in 16 people treated in the NHS picks up an infection – equating to around 300,000 people each year. In 2007 MRSA infections and C difficile …
Prime Minister, David Cameron has announced that the £50m GP Access Fund, originally estimated to benefit 500,000 patients, is now predicted to benefit more than seven million patients. The ‘great response’ from surgeries means that a total of 1,147 surgeries will be taking part. The fund is intended to allow patients to see their GP …
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A survey carried out by CQC has revealed that many under 16’s are refused access to NHS ‘place of safety’ units when detained by police leaving them no choice but to place them in police cells. Place of safety units allow health professionals to assess people who have been detained under section 136 of the …
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This week CQC launched a consultation on how they will regulate, inspect and rate NHS acute hospitals, mental health services, community health services, GP practices, out of hours services, care homes, home care services and hospice services. CQC are seeking the views of people who run health and adult social care services and the public …
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