The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has warned that employers of care workers are failing to report incidents where staff have been found to have abused service users. The statement comes after councils across England announced that although 30,000 cases of abuse against vulnerable adults were substantiated in 2010-2011, only 1,020 people were referred to the …
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CQC have announced that they plan to inspect a further 50 NHS hospitals and 500 adult social care services in 2012 to evaluate the quality of dignity and nutrition afforded to service users. The original dignity and nutrition review was conducted by CQC between March and June 2011 when they reviewed 100 NHS hospitals. The …
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Action on Elder Abuse, a specialist charity, has produced a report which claims that the Care Quality Commission is failing to protect adults experiencing abuse or neglect in hospitals. The report asserts that the CQC has failed to follow up on individual incidents of maltreatment identified in inspections to ensure that patients are safeguarded. The findings …
The government is considering a series of measures for residential care homes following the collapse of Southern Cross. The proposals were revealed on Monday in a formal government discussion paper and include requiring companies to post capital upfront as a condition of their licence, and giving councils and regulators the power to intervene in the …
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has linked up with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and published equality and human rights guidance for care inspectors. The guidance is intended to help CQC inspectors to clearly link effective equality and human rights compliance with high-quality, safe services. The guidance sets out exactly what they have to …
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On 3 October 2011 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a consultation on proposed changes to fees charged to providers of health and adult social care services for 2012/13. The consultation sets out proposals to extend the fees scheme to providers of out-of-hours services, who will register for the first time with CQC from April …
The government has decided to drop plans for an excellence award for social care providers after it was universally rejected by the sector. Speaking at the National Care Association conference this week, Care Quality Commission chair Jo Williams said: “It’s clear yourselves and others have said it’s not going to work and it doesn’t add …
Research by UKHCA has found that home care staff are facing reduced pay and conditions are being put at risk of council cuts to providers. Staff are having to work longer hours in order to make up their salaries along with some having to work two jobs. UKHCA has also found that there were safety …
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There has been a ‘boom’ in the number of personal assistants working in the adult social care sector. According to Skills for Care report, the number of personal assistants working in adult social care has increased by 35% (equating to about 92,000 posts) between 2009 and 2010. This report also states that personal assistants now …
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Following the collapse of Southern Cross the Department of Health is making plans to put Monitor, the NHS economic regulator, in control of adult social care. Whilst bonds will required to protect against financial failure, councils could face public reprimand for paying below-cost rates to private operators so as to cross-subsidise in-house services. With concerns …
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