Month: June 2018

CQC have launched a series of resources that, they say, share learning from their enforcement activity. Since April 2015 CQC have had the power to bring criminal prosecution against health and social care providers for failing to provide care in a safe way. CQC say that they’ve seen patterns emerging within the nine providers (since …

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Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has said that nurses working in independent care homes seem not to have been given the same priority as NHS nurses. The government appear to have given NHS nurses more priority which seems unfair given NHS providers will have the cost of …

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To help pay for elderly care for all, MPs have said a new tax for the over-40s should be introduced in England.  Two influential House of Commons’ committees have suggested retired people should also pay if they have lucrative pensions or investments. MPs have labelled it the ‘social care premium’ and it comes as ministers …

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CQC have published their report ‘Driving Improvement: Case studies from 10 GP practices’ which draws on interviews with a group of staff from ten GP practices, nine of which were originally rated as ‘inadequate’ and have improved their rating to ‘good’ on their last inspection. The tenth practice improved their rating from ‘requires improvement’ to …

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The GMB Union and HC-One, the UK’s leading care home provider, have come together at the House of Commons to launch Careforce, a new initiative to champion careers in care. Careforce has been born out of an increasing demand caused by an ageing population, low pay caused by inadequate funding arrangements and poor morale caused …

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Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the green paper, planned for publication before the summer recess, will now not appear until the autumn. The news came shortly after ministers explained the NHS’s 70th birthday present would be an extra £20bn a year in real terms by 2023/24 in return for a new 10 year-plan for the …

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A policy paper has been published by The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in response to the House of Lords European Union Committee report ‘Brexit: reciprocal healthcare’. In March 2018, the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee published a report calling for clarity from the government on EU reciprocal healthcare post-Brexit. Recommendations from the committee …

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A care provider has been fined £3M by the HSE after a service user contracted Legionnaire’s disease in June 2015. An investigation was conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and it was found that, for more than a year, adequate measures were not in place to maintain a safe environment in the home. …

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Council chiefs have said the vulnerable, old and disabled people will see cuts to vital care services and higher charges. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has published its annual budget survey which show councils expect to spend £21.4bn this year in England. This is a rise from £20.8bn last year, but this …

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In its most recent report called ‘Driving Improvement’, CQC have said failing care homes can improve if they appoint strong leaders, accept that problems exists and develop a well-trained workforce that feel valued and well-supported. CQC have seen over 80 per cent of adult social care services improve their ‘Inadequate’ rating to either ‘good’ or …

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