Deprivation of Liberties: when will we get it right? As published in Caring Times – November 2018
Promoting and safeguarding a person’s autonomy is a fundamental right, which is entrenched in national/international legal systems. Therefore, to infringe on such rights it is
An inspection regime with room for improvement – HSJ article – October 2018
Last month the Kings Fund and Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) published a report analysing the effectiveness of the CQC’s approach to inspecting and rating
Could Improvements post-inspection now be reported on in CQC reports? (as published in Healthcare Business – September 2018)
CQC inspections have, for years, been considered a “snap-shot” of a home/location on the day of the inspection. CQC rock up, take a view of what
Paul Ridout expresses his concern to the Health Service Journal about CQC’s recent Tribunal success in appeal against its refusal to increase number of beds for people with learning difficulties
On 24 August 2018 the HSJ wrote: The care quality watchdog has won an appeal to stop a private care provider increasing the number of
Care Talk – Understanding Financial Abuse Within the Safeguarding Sphere
A highly common safeguarding challenge within a care home is financial abuse. It has been a subject of news reports this year and remains a
Challenging CQC’s Evidence Base – as published in Caring Times
CQC appointed its new Chief Executive to the Board, Ian Trenholm. He is due to take over the role in July 2018 when Sir David
