Samantha Burges, Author at Ridouts Solicitors

Ridout Report – Back to Basics – Challenging CQC Inspection Reports

Since the introduction of the CQC rating system in 2014 there have been various revisions of CQC’s guidance to providers on how it monitors, inspects and regulates adult social care services which impact how CQC makes judgements and how providers can challenge these. It is important for providers to challenge factual inaccuracies and misleading comments …

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Maintaining the statutory duty of candour – HSJ Insight and influence

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

The requirement for openness and honesty of those in the health and social care sector about the care provided to service users, particularly when things have gone wrong (referred to as the duty of candour), is a key duty that has been at the forefront of the media recently. Both providers of health and social …

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New provider guidance on CQC inspection now in force – Care Talk Magazine

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

On 1 November 2017 CQC implemented its new inspection guidance following on from the latest consultation on its next phase of regulation. The release of the new guidance supersedes the previous Provider Handbooks and instead CQC has implemented more concentrated guidance aimed at each sector it regulates. The guidance sets out how CQC will regulate …

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Care Talk – The importance of activities in care homes

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

The provision of activities in care homes has long been on CQC’s radar. With the ever-increasing focus on person-centred care provision, it is more important than ever that providers take appropriate steps to ensure person-centred activities are provided to their residents on a daily basis. Whilst it is not explicitly mentioned in the Regulations, the …

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Ridout Report February 2017 – CQC Enforcement Action – CQC’s powers to impose conditions of registration

The Ridout Report / By Samantha Burges

At Ridouts we have noticed an increase in CQC using its power to impose conditions of registration on providers’ services. In particular, the imposition of positive conditions – those that require providers to take affirmative action – appears to have increased in recent months. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“Act”), CQC has …

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HSJ Insight and Influence- Proposals on changes to professional regulation

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

The Professional Standards Authority (“PSA”) has recently published its latest proposals for the reform of regulation titled ‘Regulation Rethought’. The publication sets out proposals for a transformation of the regulation of health and care professionals and suggests key changes to legislation to make this possible, with a primary focus on public protection and professional responsibility. …

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HSJ Insight and Influence Channel: Key themes from the CQC strategy 2016 to 2021

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

CQC has recently launched its final consultation on its 2016 to 2021 strategy and business plan. The consultation follows the ‘Building on strong foundations’ consultation which closed for public comment on 22 November 2015. In this article we review some key points highlighted in the new consultation. CQC’s strategy is focused around 6 main themes. …

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Care Talk: Person-Centred Care, achieving compliance with the new Regulation

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

In April 2015 the new Regulated Activities Regulations came into force. Whilst the majority of the new Regulations mirror the old regulations to a certain extent, there have also been some significant changes to the law. One of these significant changes has been the inclusion of the new Regulation 9, person-centred care. Whilst this was …

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Expert Care Manager: Challenging CQC inspection ratings

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

Following the roll-out of CQC’s rating system and the new Regulated Activities Regulations that came into force in April 2015, CQC is allocating new ratings for providers at an ever increasing speed. At the time of writing this article, CQC has published ratings for 3707 care homes. Of these, only 12 have been rated as …

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Healthcare Business: Article One year on from Cheshire West – where does the sector stand?

Articles & Publications / By Samantha Burges

CQC has been placing an ever increasing focus on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as part of its inspection process ever since the Supreme Court judgement of Cheshire West turned providers’ perceptions of DoLS upside down. It is now over a year since the controversial Cheshire West judgement was made but what progress has …

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