Month: December 2018

New immigration proposals set to greatly impact the care sector

According to new immigration proposals, ‘low skilled’ care workers from the EU will lose the automatic right to work in the UK’s care sector post Brexit but they could apply for short-term visas lasting a year. The government White Paper on immigration states:- ‘This route will allow people to come for a maximum of 12 …

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Healthcare Business – CQC intends to prosecute more health and social care providers

CQC’s chief executive, Ian Trenholm announced his intention to bring more prosecutions of health and social care providers for breaches of the fundamental standards.  The numbers mooted at the time of that interview in early November 2018 were interpreted by some as alarming and certainly headline grabbing within the sector:  Potential prosecutions of 161 adult …

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Government commits to introducing a Mental Health Bill to transform care

Following the publication of the final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983, ministers have accepted the reviews recommendations for people to nominate a person to help with care decisions, in place of the ‘nearest relative’, and express advance preferences for treatment that clinicians should usually follow. These will both form …

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Sexual Safety in Care: Considering the recent case of CQC v Hillgreen Care Limited [2018]

There has been recent media attention in relation to sexual safety of service users in care homes following the case of CQC v Hillgreen Care Limited [2018], where the provider was fined £300,000 for failing in its duty to protect service users in its care, exposing them to the risk of sexual abuse. District Judge …

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Care Talk Article – December 2018 – Time to get tough or time to get real?

The CQC has had a little shake up at the top recently with Sir David Behan, CQC’s Chief executive stepping down and Ian Trenholm replacing his place. Mr Trenholm has previously been chief executive of NHS Blood and Transport since 2014 and had started his career in the police service. During a recent interview, Mr …

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Challenging CQC inspection reports and ratings – DDN – December 2018

CQC now has the power to rate independent standalone substance misuse services and is currently rolling out its first wave of comprehensive inspections to establish a ratings baseline for future inspections.  This is the first time such services are being rated by CQC.  Adverse ratings can have a negative impact on the financial and operational …

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Shortfall of nearly 400,000 social care staff expected by 2028

The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) has said a shortfall is due in social care staff due to Brexit and recruitment/pay issues. A drop of nearly 400,000 social care staff is expected. The report highlights the main issues as stemming from underfunding of social care and social care workers being paid less than …

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