At Ridouts we are seeing an increased number of local authorities getting close to and acting beyond their legal powers. Local Authorities have very limited powers yet in many instances are trying to either regulate or micro-manage a care home business. This should be resisted. Local authorities have two distinct roles, although these can often …
Two decisions of the Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) in September appear to scupper hopes that the CCP will provide a remedy to continuing care providers facing reductions in fees. Last year, we successfully brought a complaint to the CCP concerning commissioning arrangements that involved using an exclusive framework agreement that would only be re-opened …
Care Agenda: Co-operation and Competition Panel Fails to Robustly Consider Reducing Fees Read More »
It is difficult to overstate how important good record keeping is yet it is surprisingly rare. Good record keeping ensures that relevant information is captured for use by carers and other professionals. That information may be needed for a variety of reasons including, among other things: Identifying trends for use in risk assessments. Monitoring changes …
Current safeguarding framework One of the major criticisms of the current adult safeguarding framework is that it does not have a firm statutory footing in terms of defining duties and processes, in marked contrast to child protection. The starting point is the Department of Health guidance entitled “No Secrets” which is statutory guidance that local …
Quality & Compliance Magazine: Adult Safeguarding: a system that is not working Read More »
If you are looking for a legal perspective on the new Provider Compliance Assessment tool, then read on. Compliance monitoring The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has introduced a system of compliance monitoring based on the continuous checking of all available information about each registered provider. All the information about a provider will be used to …
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What does the CQC’s new compliance framework mean for you? Jenny Wilde explains. The old regime Inspection used to mean a visit, either announced or unannounced, to a registered care service with the minimum frequency of inspection defined in statute. Until only a few years ago, care home providers could expect two inspections a year, …
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