Freedom is one of the most highly protected rights and nowhere is this more apparent than in those places where this is potentially under threat in a care setting. This is especially pertinent when one lacks capacity i.e. the ability to make a decision for him/herself owing to ‘an impairment of, or a disturbance in …
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards- where are we now? Read More »
CQC inspectors often criticise staffing levels during inspections which can be concerning for providers. This Ridout Report considers what the regulations say about staffing levels, CQC’s new inspection regime and practical steps providers can take to determine staffing. What do the regulations say? The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, called …
Since October 2014, providers have been inspected under a new ratings regime. Linked to the new ratings system is the forthcoming requirement under regulation 20A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, which requires providers to display their CQC ratings (of ‘Outstanding’, ‘Good’, ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’). This is due …
Providers have been gearing up to a new regulatory regime for almost a year now and have been eased gently into the new era through an adapted system of rating and new style inspections which were implemented in October 2014. Providers will already be aware that their services will now be examined by CQC using …
The dawn of a new regulatory era: The guidance arrives Read More »
The new market oversight scheme, introduced in the Care Act 2014 (‘the Act’) and due to be introduced by the Care and Support (Market Oversight Criteria) Regulations 2014 (the ‘Regulations’), will create a new regulatory duty for CQC from 6 April 2015 to oversee and monitor the financial health of ‘difficult-to replace’ providers of adult …
In response to the Francis Report of the Public Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, CQC, the HSE and representatives of Local Authorities have drawn up a proposed Liaison Agreement, designed to ensure that there is co-ordinated and comprehensive regulation of health and safety for patients, service users, workers and other members of the …
The enactment of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the “Act”) was seen as a landmark change in the law – for the first time, companies and organisations could be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach of a duty of care. However, …
As rhetorical questions go this one is up there with the best of them. The reality is that the health and social care sector is going to be subject to the full force of ratings or performance assessments in less than a month in circumstances where CQC as at 17 September 2014 has not explained …
Are you ready for the new CQC rating system coming in from 1 October? Read More »
The installation of CCTV within care homes has been hailed as both the best way to prevent abuse, and an invasion of resident privacy. Ridouts Solicitors and the Relatives & Residents Association hosted a joint symposium on 10 July 2014 at The Royal Society of Medicine, to enable stakeholders from all areas of the health …
The focus of Government attention in the care sector has been the persistent demand that hard working citizens should look forward to state funded care in the evening of their lives without recourse to their savings, leaving those savings for enjoyment by their successors. Of course such an aspiration is wholly unaffordable, particularly if it …
The Future of the Business of Care(In the wake of the Care Act 2014) Read More »
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