Month: July 2015

It was announced yesterday that this autumn will see the introduction of new multi-agency child protection inspections. Such ‘Joint Targeted Area Inspections” (JTAI) will aim to highlight “good” and “poor” practice, scrutinising and assessing the work of many local authorities including: social-care, health, police, education and probation on how well they work together to safeguard …

Ofsted and CQC to introduce ‘new joint targeted inspections’ Read More »

The Royal College of Psychiatrists which commissioned a consultation into ‘improving acute inpatient psychiatric care for adults in England’ has produced an interim report of its findings. The commission was set up by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to probe the factors behind problems securing hospital admissions for mental health patients in parts of the …

Report on mental health beds published Read More »

In November 2014, a landmark report concerning the future of services for people with learning disabilities was released, following the exposure and subsequent investigation of abuse happening at Winterbourne View Care Home in Bristol 2011. The report was launched by Sir Stephen Bubb, Chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) …

Lack of progress in reforms for learning disability patients Read More »

For many, the implementation of the new living wage by the Chancellor from Wednesday’s budget is something to be celebrated, seemingly improving the lives of many. However, amidst the celebration, many people have serious concerns about the long term effects of its introduction, and of its implications especially in the health care sector. Although care …

What the new living wage means for social care Read More »

The way Ofsted inspects schools is changing with a new regime of “short inspections” starting with the assumption schools are already ‘good’. From September 2015, Ofsted will inspect good schools and further education and skills providers once every three years under a new short inspection model. They will check leaders have identified key areas of …

Shorter Ofsted inspections for ‘good’ schools Read More »