Hope Davis-McCallion

The Health Foundation has produced a report analysing official spending and population data. £310 per person is spent in England each year on services such as care homes and home help for daily tasks such as washing and dressing. Whilst in Scotland, £445 is spent each year and Wales £414 is spent. This news comes …

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CQC have published their report on the use of long-term segregation on mental health wards for children and young people and wards for people with learning disability or autism. CQC found at least 62 adults and children had been living in segregation in mental health hospitals for long periods of time. Findings found patients had …

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Legislation to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) received Royal Assent yesterday. The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 was approved by the Queen after completing its journey through parliament at the end of April. The Liberty Protection Safeguards is the name introduced as the new model for authorising deprivations of liberty in care. An …

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It will come as no surprise that the issues facing the care sector are getting increasingly worse.  The collapse of Four Seasons Health Care into administration was a reminder of the many issues facing both public and private care providers in the UK. Demand for care services are increasing faster than the ability to supply. …

Growing cash pressure on care sector one of many issues facing providers Read More »

NHS England has set a new target for setting up “provider collaboratives” and invited providers to take on specialised commissioning powers across the country. This is a major expansion of its mental health new care models programme. The plan is to have a lead provider which will coordinate services. There will be substantial input from …

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CQC have updated their guidance on how to display ratings. Providers need to be aware that ratings must be displayed by law, in line with Regulation 20A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities). Ratings must be displayed ‘conspicuously and legibly at each location delivering a regulated service and on their website …

CQC have upgraded their ratings guidance Read More »

Recent research undertaken by The King’s Fund has shown the number of working adults in England asking for some form of care has risen by 4 per cent since 2015/16. Simon Bottery, senior fellow at The King’s Fund and lead author of the report, said: “This report shows that increasing need among working-age adults, an …

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As of the 24 April, The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill finished its Parliamentary journey in the House of Lords and is now awaiting Royal Assent. The intention is still for it to come into force in spring 2020. As most people will be aware, this will remove the DoLs regime and replace it with the …

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Following the death of Amy El-Keria in 2012, The Priory Group has been fined £300,000 by the Health and Safety Executive. Amy was 14 years old when she died at one of the Priory’s hospitals near Tunbridge Wells. The private mental health care company indicated a guilty plea after being charged under health and safety …

The Priory Group are fined £300,000 for breaching health and safety law Read More »