Ahead of the G8 summit, David Cameron has said that the UK will aim to double its annual funding for dementia research to £132m by 2025, which is up from the 2015 target of £66m. The global number of dementia sufferers is expected to treble to 135m by 2050 and there is growing concern that …
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice which sets out how practitioners should implement the MCA is currently being reviewed. The government has not announced a formal review but in evidence to the House of Lords committee examining the implementation of the MCA, justice minister Lord McNally said civil servants had started reviewing the code …
CQC is set to change the way they inspect and regulate mental health services and are putting a greater emphasis on inspecting the care that people with mental health problems receive in the community. The changes proposed are outlined in the document ‘A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of mental health services.’ Main …
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NICE has published draft good practice guidance for managing medicines in care homes which is now available for consultation. Purpose of the guidance: The purpose of the guidance is to provide recommendations for good practice on the systems and processes for managing medicines in care homes. The guidance considers prescribing, handling and administering medicines to …
NHS England have recently published specific staffing guidance titled ‘How to ensure the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time – a guide to nursing, midwifery and care staffing capacity and capability’. The guidance is aimed to support providers and commissioners in making the right decisions with …
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CQC’s publication ‘A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of adult social care’, released earlier this year, introduces the use of online quality profiles for organisations offering care services. Commenting on the development of a new rating system, the publication states that one of the possible characteristics of an outstanding rating might include “information …
In line with the SRA’s requirement for firm’s to gather diversity data from staff, Ridouts are pleased to publish the results of its reviewof the diversity and make-up of our workforce. The survey was undertaken in November 2013 and result can be found in the PDF document below.
On 25 November 2013 CQC reported that, the Government announced as part of its response to the Francis Inquiry the launch of a Reducing Burdens Concordat. The Concordat i.e. formal agreement has the purpose of asking the Department of Health and its Arms-Length Bodies to reduce the burden on the NHS by only collecting data …
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The NHS has plans to establish a patient feedback website, styled after the travel site TripAdvisor to allow patients to post complaints online. Such complaints could include posting potentially derogatory comments about medical staff and show hospitals’ responses to them in real time. Tim Kelsey, the NHS director in charge of patients and information, said …
The High Court have ruled in favour of a 67-year-old pensioner leaving a nursing home she “hates” and returning to her home despite fears she may die without constant care. The judge stated she “cannot be forced to endure a daily life without meaning of happiness.” Healthcare bosses had warned she risked death by leaving …
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