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CQC criticised: “A regulator which gets it wrong is worse than no regulator at all”

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 …

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CQC publishes new Supporting Information on “closed cultures”

News / By Ridouts Solicitors

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 …

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In Conversation with Ridouts – Safeguarding

Videos / By Ridouts Solicitors

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.

Department of Health and Social Care issues update on EU exit plan on 31 October 2019

News / By Ridouts Solicitors

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 …

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In Conversation with Ridouts – Challenging Inspection Reports

Videos / By Ridouts Solicitors

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.

In conversation with Ridouts – What is the CMA and how are they impacting the social care sector?

Videos / By Ridouts Solicitors

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

Has the CMA care homes market study unearthed any surprises for care home providers? (Caring Times)

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

When the CMA began its market study in December 2016, it was clear that the study would look at particular terms in contracts covering matters of concern to those paying for care, for example, the size of up front deposits, unexpected fee increases and payment periods following the death of a resident. The study was …

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Paying sleep-in staff – HMRC’s Social Care Compliance Scheme – Care Home Professional

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

As most people in the sector know, HMRC has been seeking to force care homes to make back-payments to sleep-in workers; those who have been paid a flat rate for night shifts rather than the hourly National Minimum Wage. This followed two Employment Appeal Tribunal cases in 2016 (Focus Care Agency Ltd v Roberts and …

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Proportionality when taking Enforcement Decisions – The Tribunal disagrees with CQC

The Ridout Report / By Ridouts Solicitors

On 9 October 2017, the Tribunal issued an important judgement overturning a decision of CQC to impose an urgent condition on a provider’s registration preventing admissions to a care home without the prior written agreement of the regulator. In Clarendon Care Group v CQC [2017] 3125.EA-MoU, Ridouts acted for the provider. The Tribunal disagreed with …

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NHS England to hold back forecast £120m from CCG Finances

News / By Ridouts Solicitors

NHS England has announced it plans to retain an expected £120m, to act as a commissioner contribution to the system risk reserve. Paul Baumann, chief financial officer for NHS England, justified this decision by stating there was a ‘clearly demonstrated’ need for a risk reserve following the tight financial situation last year. The unexpected influx …

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