Day: 18 October 2017

The NAO say CQC still needs to overcome some ongoing issues

Despite the National Audit Office (NAO) finding that the CQC has improved as an organisation and now provides better value for money, they say it still needs to overcome some ongoing issues with the timelines of some of its regulation activities. The report says that while most healthcare providers and inspectors think the CQC’s judgments …

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Ridout Report – Proportionality when taking Enforcement Decisions – The Tribunal disagrees with CQC

On 9 October 2017, the Tribunal issued an important judgement overturning a decision of CQC to impose an urgent condition on a provider’s registration preventing admissions to a care home without the prior written agreement of the regulator. In Clarendon Care Group v CQC [2017] 3125.EA-MoU, Ridouts acted for the provider. The Tribunal disagreed with …

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