The Patients association has found a series of “appalling” examples of poor care in the NHS across the UK. Examples include occasions where patients have been neglected, left in pain and without food and water. The Patients Association said patients are being let down and action was needed when poor care was identified. The organisation …
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, private firms are treating almost one in five NHS patients with certain conditions. As a result of Labour’s promotion of patient choice private operators are now becoming a significant provider of care. The Labour government said using independent centres had been essential in clearing a backlog of patients …
The government has confirmed its plans to abandon the excellence scheme proposed by CQC. Paul Burstow made the announcement after the sector largely rejected the idea through a public consultation. CQC have said that whilst the award will not be proceeding, they are keen to make sure that the feedback received during the consultation exercise …
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has warned that employers of care workers are failing to report incidents where staff have been found to have abused service users. The statement comes after councils across England announced that although 30,000 cases of abuse against vulnerable adults were substantiated in 2010-2011, only 1,020 people were referred to the …
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CQC have announced that they plan to inspect a further 50 NHS hospitals and 500 adult social care services in 2012 to evaluate the quality of dignity and nutrition afforded to service users. The original dignity and nutrition review was conducted by CQC between March and June 2011 when they reviewed 100 NHS hospitals. The …
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The number of Warning Notices being served on providers by CQC has increased significantly over recent months. CQC has indicated that it will publish a press release summarising each Warning Notice unless the provider can persuade CQC not to do so. The window for making written representations to CQC about the Warning Notice is five …
Action on Elder Abuse, a specialist charity, has produced a report which claims that the Care Quality Commission is failing to protect adults experiencing abuse or neglect in hospitals. The report asserts that the CQC has failed to follow up on individual incidents of maltreatment identified in inspections to ensure that patients are safeguarded. The findings …
The government is considering a series of measures for residential care homes following the collapse of Southern Cross. The proposals were revealed on Monday in a formal government discussion paper and include requiring companies to post capital upfront as a condition of their licence, and giving councils and regulators the power to intervene in the …
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has linked up with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and published equality and human rights guidance for care inspectors. The guidance is intended to help CQC inspectors to clearly link effective equality and human rights compliance with high-quality, safe services. The guidance sets out exactly what they have to …
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On 3 October 2011 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a consultation on proposed changes to fees charged to providers of health and adult social care services for 2012/13. The consultation sets out proposals to extend the fees scheme to providers of out-of-hours services, who will register for the first time with CQC from April …
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