According to a recent survey of nursing staffing levels, which questioned 5,100 nursing staff, almost two thirds of nursing staff who have experienced a “red flag” event while working on an acute adult inpatient ward have failed to see nurse numbers immediately increased to deal with the situation. Guidance on safe staffing for nursing in …
The Law Society has this week issued comprehensive practical guidance on the deprivation of liberty. The principle aim of the guidance is to assist in identifying when the care or treatment of a person amounts to a deprivation of their liberty, it does not address in detail how that deprivation ought to be authorised. It …
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On Wednesday 25 March 2015 the Care Standards Tribunal unanimously dismissed a GP’s appeal against suspension of his registration with CQC. This is the first time CQC has used this enforcement action against a GP. The test applied by the Tribunal in reaching its decision involved asking whether the Tribunal had reasonable cause to believe …
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All providers should now be aware of the new requirement for health and care providers to make arrangements to prominently display their CQC rating. The requirement is included in the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 which came into force on 1 April 2015. Providers are allowed a maximum period of 21 …
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Sector leaders have called for Ofsted to end its single inspection framework, labelling it ‘flawed and not conducive to improvement.’ The Local Government Association (LGA), Association of Directors for Children’s Services (ADCS) and Solace has co-authored a position paper on the issue of Ofsted inspections. The paper has called for an accountability framework that is …
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Today, the Care Act 2014 came into force. The legislation includes rights for those receiving care and those who provide it to their loved ones. The major changes which will come about as a result of the Care Act 2014 are being introduced in what is being dubbed the biggest shake-up for 60 years. Four …
According to a Times investigation, vulnerable children with mental health problems are waiting up to three and a half years for assessments and almost two years for treatment. Freedom of Information requests submitted by The Times newspaper found that the longest wait from first referral to being formally assessed since 2012 was at the Sussex …
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CQC’s board members have expressed concerns over CQC’s performance in responding to safeguarding information in the latest CQC board meeting. Although CQC reports a marginal improvement on response times to safeguarding alerts and concerns for the year to date, figures show that CQC’s hospital directorate followed up on 32% of safeguarding alerts within one day …
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The general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Brian Lightman, has highlighted that the continuous changes being made to schools by the government has made it impossible for people to tell how well England’s schools are performing. Speaking at the ASCL annual conference in London he said “Hard though it is …
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According to recent research, mental health trusts in England have seen their budgets fall by more than 8% in real terms over the course of this parliament. At the same time, referrals to community mental health teams, which help people avoid being admitted to hospital, have risen nearly 20%. Care minister Norman Lamb said budgets …
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