Jennifer Durbin, Author at Ridouts Solicitors

Update: NMC Shuts Down Midwifery Programme Over Safety Concerns

Back in March 2023, I wrote about the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (“the NMC”) proposal to shut down Canterbury Christ Church University’s (“University”) midwifery programme at hospital trusts across the local area following concerning feedback received from existing students who reported a lack of supervision and being left alone to look after patients for entire …

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The Importance of Consumer Law Obligations in Social Care: Transparency

Articles & Publications / By Jennifer Durbin

An often overlooked, but fundamental, aspect of the social care industry is consumer law, particularly in relation to the contractual relationship between provider and service user where the services are privately funded. At its core, social care is a contractual relationship between consumer (i.e. service users) and trader (i.e. providers). As such, providers who enter …

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Ofsted Inspections – The Negative Consequences

News / By Jennifer Durbin

As many will be aware, a head teacher, Ruth Perry tragically took her life recently. While it may never be known exactly what caused Ruth to act in that way, it followed her being informed that her school would be downgraded from Outstanding, the highest rating, to Inadequate, the lowest. Ruth’s sister has said Ruth …

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CQC Staff Plan Strike Action Over Pay

News / By Jennifer Durbin

CQC staff are set for a one-day strike on 2 May 2023 over pay disputes. It is estimated that hundreds of staff plan to participate, and will include inspectors, call centres and data analysts. According to UNISON, low wage increases, which were largely due to the Government’s public sector pay restraint, has contributed to greater …

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CQC Fine Average Increases by 242% to more than £550,000

News / By Jennifer Durbin

Analysis conducted by Shakespeare Martineau reveled that CQC prosecution and fining of care homes has increased post-pandemic. The data showed that compared to pre-pandemic (2017-2019), CQC prosecutions have increased by 50% post-pandemic (2020-2022), rising from 30 to 45. Further data reveled that the average fine is now in excess of £550,000 compared to £160,000 pre-pandemic, …

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Premium Pay Demands Leave NHS Bosses Unsympathetic

News / By Jennifer Durbin

As many will be aware, strikes have been ever-present in the healthcare sector, only serving to aggravate staffing crisis. In particular, NHS staff are extremely dissatisfied with their pay and demanding they get the recognition they deserve by means of pay rises to battle the 26% decrease after inflation is taken into account. Recently, the …

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