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Transforming Care: A National Response to Winterbourne View Hospital

Yesterday  saw the publicaton of the  Department of Health’s  “Transforming Care: A National Response to Winterbourne View Hospital” and an accompanying Concordat signed by health and social care ledaers, committing to deliver on the government’s pledges.   This report was sparked by the 2011 BBC Panorama documentary on Winterbourne View, a privately run inpatient hospital.  The …

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Update on how CQC handle representations and publish press releases on Warning Notices

At Ridouts, we have recently obtained an updated version under the Freedom of Information Act of the Guidance for CQC staff on warning notices, as well as information about their publication policy relating to warning notices. Representations The main observation is that the CQC procedure in handling representations on warning notices is far from straightforward.  …

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