Day: 1 June 2020

Information Request Duplication – CQC and ADASS Joint Statement

The CQC has suspended routine inspections and are no longer requiring providers to complete Provider Information Requests (PIRS). However, in order for the CQC to continue its regulatory function it has introduced the Emergency Support Framework (ESF). The framework considers a wealth of information and intelligence, including information from: NHS Capacity Tracker ‘Update CQC on …

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Beyond Covid-19: the legal landscape in the health and social care sector

This article considers what will happen in the health and social care sector in terms of regulation and litigation beyond the Covid-19 crisis. CQC’s Emergency Support Framework As providers will know, CQC have paused routine inspections and introduced the Emergency Support Framework (“ESF”). CQC’s position is that the ESF is a flexible and supportive process, …

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