The Ridout Report

When Is An Up-To-Date CQC Rating Not Up-To-Date? When It’s Awarded Under The New Inspection Regime

We all know by now that the CQC wants ratings of providers to be dynamic.  It wants to provide “up-to-date and high-quality information and ratings”.  Last month, I asked you, on LinkedIn, what period of time you considered a rating would remain contemporary.  The majority of people said 6 -12 months. Even if we take …

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The Importance Of Good Record Keeping In Your Care Business

Records are one of the main focus areas during a CQC inspection and one of the main sources of evidence that the CQC relies on when determining if a service is Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. It is therefore important that records are as accurate and detailed as they can be. In February 2023, …

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CQC’s New Inspection Methodology – What To Expect In 2023

Prior to late-December 2022, Providers expected the CQC’s new inspection methodology would be ‘going live’ in Spring 2023. However, on 21 December 2022 the CQC released a news update setting out its ‘revised plan and approach for transformation’. This announced the CQC would be delaying full implementation of the new methodology and instead would be …

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Living in a Post COVID-19 Society – What Restrictions Remain?

As we move into a less restrictive post-COVID-19 world, providers will want to be vigilant about infection, prevention and control (“IPC”) measures. The Government has announced numerous changes in the last year which greatly reduced the burden on providers when it came to IPC measures, including removing regular mandatory COVID-19 testing and facemask requirements in …

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Should Providers Accept Or Challenge CQC’s Findings?

Many health and social care providers decide to engage with CQC in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration. They accept the ratings awarded to them by CQC and they accept CQC’s findings and don’t challenge them as they are not confident that their efforts will lead to successfully changing CQC’s position. This lack of challenge …

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Press Releases – The Right To Speak Up

It is common knowledge within the health and social care sector that an inspection by the CQC is accompanied by an inspection report. This inspection report, whether challenged by way of factual accuracy comments, or not, is eventually published on the CQC’s website for the purpose of public viewing.  For information on how to challenge …

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Controlled Drugs – How Providers can Control the Consequences

The Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) reports annually on its oversight findings to ensure that healthcare providers maintain a safe environment for the management and use of controlled drugs under the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013 (“CDSMU Regulations”). As part of this, the CQC published, ‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual …

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CQC’s Updated Regulatory Approach – Has Anything Really Changed?

On 27 January 2022, the CQC announced that, following the easing of Covid restriction across the country, it has reviewed and updated its regulatory approach, with the changes to take effect from 1 February 2022. What is changing? The main changes relate to providers of acute hospitals, ambulance services and general practice. In December 2021, …

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CQC finally set to inspect ‘Requires Improvement’ rated care homes

In its latest publication on the 21 December 2021 the CQC has announced that it will finally begin to inspect care homes rated ‘Requires Improvement’. This means that up to 14% of care homes in the UK (3,271) care homes will now be subject to inspections once again. As part of a wider amendment to …

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