Jennifer Durbin

New Guidance on Aftercare of Mental Health In-Patients Released

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (“PHSO”) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (“LGSCO”) have released joint guidance around aftercare of mental health in-patients. The PHSO and LGSCO work together on complaints that involve health and social care bodies.  The aim of the guidance alongside the legislation is to reduce the risk of …

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House of Lords Inquiry into the Invisibility of Adult Social Care

The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee (“The Committee”) is conducting an inquiry into the adult social care sector which is often described as ‘invisible’. The inquiry is titled, ‘Lifting the veil: Removing the invisibility of adult social care’ and The Committee is inviting all stakeholders to submit written evidence by 27 May 2022. …

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Reintroducing Joint Targeted Area Inspections – What Providers Need to Know

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (“Ofsted”), the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (“HMICFRS”) announced on 28 March 2022 that they will restart their joint targeted area inspections (“JTAI”) programme. Programme JTAIs are carried out under S.20 of the Children Act 2004 …

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WARNING: Registration Cancelled after Manager Attempted to Mislead CQC Inspector

In November 2021 a domiciliary care provider in the Midlands was placed into special measures following a rating of Inadequate as a result of a CQC inspection. The CQC subsequently proposed to cancel the provider’s registration. The provider failed to use their right to appeal against this course of action and their registration has now …

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Electronic Care Recording – The New Standard in Monitoring Care?

In the last year Ridouts has seen many providers switch over from paper records to electronic care systems. It appears that across the sector there is a push to transition to paperless care recording. It has been said that this will allow providers to improve governance within their services, achieve better compliance with the regulations, …

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What does “Living with Covid-19” look like for Adult Social Care?

On 21 February 2021 the Government announced that its new approach to Covid-19 would be to live with Covid-19 rather than continue with restrictions and testing. This means mask mandates, Covid-19 passes, and isolation will all be scrapped. It also means the end of free testing. The Government maintains that our strongest defence against Covid-19 …

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