CQC’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care Andrea Sutcliffe, announced yesterday at the Carers UK State of Caring Conference, that CQC will join forces with partners to strengthen roles and responsibilities in adult safeguarding. Andrea Sutcliffe said: “Safeguarding adults is everyone’s responsibility. It should not be difficult and confusing for the public and professionals, and …
The Regulators CQC, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) have brought together guidance on special measures for trusts. Special measures apply to NHS trusts and foundation trusts that have serious failures in quality of care and where there are concerns that existing leadership cannot make the necessary improvements without support. CQC, Monitor and NHS …
The case of a dying woman who was not consulted before a ‘do not resuscitate’ notice, which was placed in her medical records is due to be heard in the Court of Appeal. The family of Janet Tracey, who died from terminal lung cancer in hospital, wants a national policy which requires patients and relatives …
A Learning Disability Survey, carried out by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in response to Winterbourne View, has revealed that large quantities of anti-psychotic drugs are being used on residents with learning disabilities residing in hospitals or specialist units. Almost two thirds of residents are given anti-psychotic drugs on a regular basis rather …
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The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has issued an advice note to local authorities in light of the Supreme Court ruling in the Cheshire West case. The advice note outlines the importance of the Cheshire West ruling and highlights the new test for a deprivation of liberty – “If a person is …
Andrea Sutcliffe, the director of social care at the CQC, has commented on the use of 15-minute care visits for dementia patients. Such visits have been named by CQC as ‘ineffective, inappropriate and unsafe’. She said “Ultimately this is about needs. If you are providing a service for someone living with dementia, if you go …
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CQC has published its first 10 inspection reports from the new GP out-of-hours inspections.The inspections have involved more clinicians on inspection teams than in the past. Inspection teams were made up of the following people: · GPs. · Nurses. · Practice managers. · Other clinicians. · Trained members of the public. The inspections carried out …
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In a recent report, a think tank has warned that the number of older people in England needing care will “outstrip” the number of family members able to provide it by 2017. An Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report estimates that by 2030 there will be more than two million people aged 65 and …
Dementia is one of the biggest health and social care problems facing our society today. Alzheimer’s Society is in the process of developing tailored programmes to support families from different cultures. More and more people in the UK are receiving a diagnosis of dementia and getting the right information to help them to cope. However, …
The CQC is to launch a review into the inequalities in end of life care this summer. Such a review was one of the recommendations resulting from the independent review of the Liverpool care pathway published by the Department of Health in July 2013. The recommendation stated “The Care Quality Commission should carry out a …
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