Month: September 2016

Ridout Report – CQC Code of Practice on Confidential Personal Information

Further to their concluded consultation, CQC has this September published a new ‘Code of practice on confidential personal information’ (the Code). Through the consultation CQC proposed to revise its Code on confidential personal information (CPI) governing the way in which CQC obtains, handles, uses and discloses information in its possession. As defined within the Health and Social Care Act 2008, CPI includes medical records, care records and personal documentation that …

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HSJ Insight and Influence: The Department of Health consultation to expand CQC’s rating powers

The Department of Health has recently opened a public consultation on whether to extend CQC’s powers to inspect and rate additional sectors that it regulates. After the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry, CQC’s Ofsted-style ratings system was introduced for hospitals in England and Wales in April 2014, in the Government’s commitment to make “hospital performance more …

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School takes Ofsted to court to challenge publication of highly critical report

The school, which is protected from identification, is currently in the high court seeking to prevent publication of a damning inspection report which threatens the schools existence. The school is seeking an injunction against publication of the alleged pre-conceived opinions of inspectors contained in the report in relation to the school’s decision to segregate boys …

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BMA members cancelling membership over approach of union to ongoing dispute

The stop-start nature of the BMA campaign against the NHS in relation to the junior doctors’ contract dispute is being blamed for a significant number of doctors leaving or threatening to leave the union. The latest act in this ongoing saga relates to the recent decision to call a series of five day strikes and …

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Care Talk Article : Have unpaid carers noticed any difference since the Care Act came into force?

Have unpaid carers noticed any difference since the Care Act came into force? When the Care Act 2014 came into force on 1 April 2015 it was heralded as the most significant change in social care law for 60 years. One of the headline changes it introduced was, for the first time, putting those providing …

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Dental Practice Manager: What to Expect when CQC Inspect

At present, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspects approximately 10% of providers of primary care dental services. Unlike the other sectors they regulate, CQC do not presently give ratings to primary dental care services. However, the report of their inspection will be published on the CQC website and CQC have enforcement powers available to them …

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Over 500 care providers fail to meet food safety standards

Some providers of care are falling short of standards for food hygiene set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There were over 200 care homes with low levels of food hygiene at their last FSA inspection which presents the largest category of care providers. The next largest category are nurseries, children’s centres and out of school care establishments with a …

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