August 2015 – Page 2 of 2 – Ridouts Solicitors

NHS providers warned of ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ for 2015-6

In a letter sent yesterday to all trusts, David Bennett, the chief executive of the health service regulator Monitor, warned that the NHS financial forecasts for 2015-15 are unsustainable and ‘simply unaffordable’ restating that greater savings must be made. He has asked for all NHS trusts to revisit their plans, and to fill vacancies ‘only …

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CQC to recruit an independent ‘National Speak Up Guardian’

News / By Nythan Smith

A CQC board meeting held last week included discussions regarding plans to appoint a ‘Freedom to Speak Up Guardian’ in every NHS trust across England. This new proposal has come in response to concerns raised last June during an independent review of the NHS conducted by Sir Robert Francis. Last year’s review raised concerns about …

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Care Talk: Person-Centred Care, achieving compliance with the new Regulation

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

In April 2015 the new Regulated Activities Regulations came into force. Whilst the majority of the new Regulations mirror the old regulations to a certain extent, there have also been some significant changes to the law. One of these significant changes has been the inclusion of the new Regulation 9, person-centred care. Whilst this was …

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CQC Inspection Notes – Double Standards

The Ridout Report / By Ridouts Solicitors

“If it’s not written down – it didn’t happen.” This is the reality facing providers when it comes to inspections and providing evidence to CQC on what has or has not happened in their service. If something is not recorded in an establishment’s paperwork then, according to CQC, this means it did not happen and …

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Month: August 2015

NHS providers warned of ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ for 2015-6

CQC to recruit an independent ‘National Speak Up Guardian’

Care Talk: Person-Centred Care, achieving compliance with the new Regulation

CQC Inspection Notes – Double Standards

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