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

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

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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 – Demystifying the Tribunal process

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Laura Paton, Samantha Cox and Jenny Wilde discuss the First Tier (Care Standards) Tribunal, how its processes work and how health and social care providers can prepare themselves for an appeal against enforcement action taken by the Care Quality Commission or Ofsted.

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

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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

HSJ – January 2019 – The Duty of Candour; a timely reminder to providers

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

CQC has for the first time used its criminal enforcement powers against a health and social care provider for a failure to comply with the Duty of Candour under Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (“Regulation 20”). CQC fined Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the “Bradford …

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HSJ – January 2019 – An update on the reform of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

2018 has seen substantial reform and parliamentary time for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) legislation, much to the surprise of people who thought this would not be the case. But these developments have not come without opposition. In July we saw the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill introduced. This bill abolished the Deprivation of Liberty …

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Care Talk Article – December 2018 – Time to get tough or time to get real?

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The CQC has had a little shake up at the top recently with Sir David Behan, CQC’s Chief executive stepping down and Ian Trenholm replacing his place. Mr Trenholm has previously been chief executive of NHS Blood and Transport since 2014 and had started his career in the police service. During a recent interview, Mr …

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Deprivation of Liberties: when will we get it right? As published in Caring Times – November 2018

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Promoting and safeguarding a person’s autonomy is a fundamental right, which is entrenched in national/international legal systems. Therefore, to infringe on such rights it is imperative that great consideration and thought is given to developing legislation which protect such rights. The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill (“Proposed Bill”), will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (“DoLS”) in …

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The delicate balancing act of support and scrutiny in regulation

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

CQC has completed its first cycle of inspections under its new inspection regime. But, what now? How have inspections impacted the adult social care sector? The Kings Fund and Alliance Manchester Business School (“AMBS”) have produced a report evaluating the CQC’s approach to inspecting and rating health and social care providers. The findings of the …

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Care Talk – Understanding Financial Abuse Within the Safeguarding Sphere

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A highly common safeguarding challenge within a care home is financial abuse. It has been a subject of news reports this year and remains a critical one within the media, Government and CQC. As a result, it is essential that care workers are alert to the types of financial abuse within a care home, so …

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