Our solicitors Caroline Barker, Samantha Cox and Maddi Gaunt discuss Ofsted, its functions and characteristics and how providers might deal with any intervention by this notoriously difficult regulator.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIPNzyUo4zg
Our solicitors Caroline Barker, Samantha Cox and Laura Paton discuss how health and social care providers might encounter inquests and what they should do when they become involved in such a case.
The CQC have been pretty quiet for a few weeks. This isn’t surprising given that they have to respect the “election period” which puts restrictions on what public bodies can publish and announce. The “election period” has run since 0.01am on 6 November 2019 and will run until after the general election later this week. …
The general election looms: can we expect a flurry of CQC activity afterwards? Read More »
Solicitors Laura Paton, Jenny Wilde and Anna Maria Lemmer discuss how providers of health and social care services can manage CQC enforcement action and share guidance on how such situations can be effectively managed.
The House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights published its second report earlier this month. The report is critical of the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) and highly critical of the current state of health and social care services for children with learning difficulties and autism. The report proposes a number of recommendations to improve …
CQC criticised: “A regulator which gets it wrong is worse than no regulator at all” Read More »
The CQC published new Supporting Information for CQC staff earlier this month, entitled “Identifying and responding to closed cultures”. As part of a wider, ongoing review into the use of restrictive intervention, the CQC has identified concerns about the use of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with mental health problems, a learning disability …
CQC publishes new Supporting Information on “closed cultures” Read More »
Solicitors Paul Ridout, Jenny Wilde and Anna Maria Lemmer discuss how providers of health and social care services can manage safeguarding investigations and ensure that their businesses are prepared for scrutiny.
The Department of Health and Social Care wrote to all adult social care providers to detail the steps that the Government has been taking in working collaboratively with all involved in the delivery of adult social care to ensure that contingency plans are in place for both medical and non-medical supplies irrespective of the political …
Department of Health and Social Care issues update on EU exit plan on 31 October 2019 Read More »
Paul Ridout, Laura Paton and Jenny Wilde (all lawyers at Ridouts) discuss the importance of challenging regulator inspection reports and how providers of health and social care services can give themselves the best chance of forcing amendments to inaccurate reports.
Directors Paul Ridout and Jenny Wilde discuss the implication of the CMA’s increased involvement in the health and social care sector and examine ways that providers can review their existing contracts in order to avoid scrutiny and criticism
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