Under new Regulations, severely ill patients and those with rare debilitating conditions could be given new medicines years before they are licensed. The idea is to help patients in England with severe illnesses who have no other treatment options. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will oversee the Early Access to Medicines scheme …
A recent House of Lords Committee has found that in the worst case, safeguards are being used to oppress thousands of people lacking capacity to force decisions upon them. The House of Lords committee was set up to investigate how mental health reforms introduced in 2005 are working. The committee said it was so concerned …
The CQC has announced that they will be giving GPs at least two weeks’ notice of their intention to inspect GP services. The announcement follows the completion of its first round of inspections of GP practices. GP’s inspected in the first tranche were given 48 hours warning that inspectors were due. Prior to the first …
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According to Age UK, a ‘catastrophic’ situation is developing in England with many vulnerable elderly people being denied care. An analysis by Age UK found that the proportion of over-65s getting help had fallen by a third since 2005-6. In 2013, less than 900,000 over-65s got help, which equates to one in 10 people in …
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CQC has recently published a report on what influences providers’ behaviour in relation to regulation. The report focuses on in-depth interviews with senior leaders, exploring how providers respond to, and value, regulation. The sample of interviewees included individuals from acute and mental health NHS trusts; independent sector providers of mental health services and cosmetic surgery; …
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Age UK’s The ‘Care in Crisis’ report claims that an ‘unprecedented’ number of older people are being left to fend for themselves as a result of a reduction in social care. The report displays that the proportion of over-65’s getting help had fallen by a third since 2005-6 despite an increasing elderly population. Despite councils …
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CQC has issued two fixed penalty notices on a nursing home in North Yorkshire following failures to notify CQC contrary to the Regulations. The notifications related to a failure to report the detection of Legionella contrary to Regulation 18 and a failure to notify CQC of the suspension of a manager contrary to Regulation 15. …
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Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has concluded that the quality of care in care homes is undermined by a paperwork ‘industry’. The report highlights that commissioners, regulators and safeguarding agencies duplicate requirements while fear of blame drives managers to prioritise paperwork over care. The research examined the practical impact of paperwork …
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The government’s consultation document on the proposed new criminal offence of wilful neglect to be introduced in England and Wales was published yesterday. The consultation has been produced as a result of recommendations made by Robert Francis in his report examining the failings of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The criminal offence of ill-treatment or …
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust will be dissolved and its two hospitals will be taken over by neighbouring NHS Trusts. The trust was at the centre of one of the biggest medical scandals after it was found to cause the ‘appalling and unnecessary suffering of hundreds of people’. …
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