Appealing decisions taken by CQC – Are the odds in the favour of Health and Social Care Providers?
Since August 2016 the CQC has had decisions it has made in respect of the registration of health and social care providers appealed 55 times
Social Care Reform
Despite the pledge made upon his promotion to Prime Minister in July 2019, to fix the funding crisis currently affecting health and social care, Boris
What happens if the CQC wants to vary a practice’s conditions of registration?
The CQC’s focus on ‘Smarter Regulation’ in its new strategy includes a risk-based model of inspection. This model could lead to a much greater focus
Ridouts Professional Services Ltd publishes annual equality and diversity statistics
As a part of its regulatory obligations and in the interests of aiding the SRA’s work on equality, diversity and inclusion, Ridouts Professional Services Ltd
The Importance Of Accuracy – What Health And Social Care Providers Can Do To Ensure Inspection Reports Reflect Their Service
Whilst going through a regulatory inspection can be a stressful and high pressured situation, coping with the resultant draft report can be equally challenging. Inspection
Update to care home visiting arrangements
On 17 June 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) updated its guidance on ‘Visiting arrangements in care homes’. The guidance has been
Conditions of Registration – Giving the CQC even more control over your business?
For some time, CQC has been undertaking more activity based on risk and focusing efforts on services where they perceive concerns have arisen, or patient
CQC to publish data on COVID-19 related deaths in care homes
CQC has confirmed that it will publish data relating to notifications received from individual care homes relating to deaths of people with COVID-19 between 10
CQC Seeks Views from Providers on Guidance for inspectors on Surveillance
The CQC has noted an increase in providers using surveillance like CCTV. CQC is considering whether a new approach to assess how surveillance like CCTV
CQC applications for registration
Any person (individual, partnership or organisation) providing a regulated activity in England must be registered with CQC. Completing registration application forms can be quite an
CQC launches web guidance for the provision of culturally appropriate care
CQC has launched a new online resource for providers to access guidance on the provision of culturally appropriate care. CQC’s press release on its website
Government eases visiting restrictions for those lacking mental capacity
On 27 April 2021 the Department for Health and Social Care updated its guidance and additional guidance on visiting restrictions for those who lack capacity.
Concern regarding the continuation of virtual visits to “looked after children”
UK Parliament’s Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report on concerns about the extended relaxation of statutory requirements under the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus)
Mencap and UNISON seek urgent reform of minimum wage legislation affecting ‘sleep-in’ shifts
Last month the Supreme Court ruled that care providers do not have to pay staff the National Minimum Wage when working ‘sleep-in’ shifts. Reports of
Government Consults on Mandatory COVID-19 Jabs for Care Home Staff
The Government have officially announced today that they are consulting on mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for care home staff in England. The Health and Social Care
