Extending Independent Prescribing – The Regulatory Gift That Keeps Giving?
As of 31 December 2023, certain registered healthcare practitioners with independent prescribing qualifications will now be able to prescribe stipulated controlled drugs in a prescribed
The Health & Care Worker Visa – What is it and How Providers can Utilise it
Immigration has been a hot topic in the news recently. The health and care sector in particular has been reliant on migrant workers to supplement
Is Judicial Review Available To Challenge CQC Decisions?
Providers may feel that they have nowhere to turn to seek justice when aggrieved by Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) decisions. There is a legal mechanism
How To Handle Clinical Misunderstandings By The CQC
At Ridouts, it is not uncommon for us to receive correspondence from GP practice’s expressing frustration at continued clinical misunderstandings by the CQC. These misunderstandings
The Latest CQC ‘Hot Topic’ – Staff Recruitment Records
At Ridouts, we have recently noticed that staff recruitment records have been a key area of focus for CQC inspectors particularly in relation to agency
Ofsted Enforcement: Notices Of Proposal – What They Are And How To Respond
Receiving a Notice of Proposal from Ofsted can be a stressful time for Providers, not least because it indicates that Ofsted has serious concerns about
Supported Accommodation For 16 And 17 Year Olds And The Requirement To Register With Ofsted
As of 28 October 2023, providers in England wishing to provide supported accommodation for looked-after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17 years of
CQC Enforcement: Notices Of Proposal – What They Are And How To Respond
Receiving a Notice of Proposal from the CQC can be a stressful time for Providers, not least because it indicates the CQC has serious concerns
Supported Living vs. Care Homes – How the difference could impact Your CQC Registration and what it Means
Something we have been noticing at Ridouts recently is confusion over whether or not providers need to register as a care home. This has been
The perils of student Fitness to Practise investigations and hearings
For most students on a regulator approved programme, the duration of their three, four- or five-year University degree is full of learning, development and gaining
CQC Misdiagnose Regulatory Breaches and Damage Good Providers
It is a regular feature of CQC reports that a provider is said to be in breach of the Regulations which providers are required to
HCPC’s Revised Standards Of Conduct, Performance And Ethics
As Health and Care Professions Council (“HCPC”) registrants will be aware, the HCPC have revised their ‘Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics’ (“Standards”) and the
