CQC criticised: “A regulator which gets it wrong is worse than no regulator at all”
The House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights published its second report earlier this month. The report is critical of the Care Quality Commission
Council funding unlikely to meet the cost of social care if action is not taken
A study undertaken by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that council funding will continue to fail to meet the cost of social care
Care home manager jailed for failing to attend inquest
In a first-of-its-kind judgment a registered care home manager has been sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment for failing to attend the inquest of a resident.
Department of Health proposes mandatory training for all care and health staff who deal with patients with learning disabilities and autism
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock announced yesterday that further mandatory training will be introduced for all care and health staff who deal with
CQC publishes new Supporting Information on “closed cultures”
The CQC published new Supporting Information for CQC staff earlier this month, entitled “Identifying and responding to closed cultures”. As part of a wider, ongoing
CQC Staff Survey indicates room for improvement
In this months’ Board Meeting CQC discussed it’s People Pulse Survey for August 2019 – an interim survey seeking CQC’s own staff views on the
