INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE
Whether you run an Independent Hospital, Substance Misuse Centre, Slimming Clinic, Mental Health Service or other private healthcare service you are subject to regulation.
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Adult Safeguarding Investigations and Embargoes
Providers may find themselves involved in safeguarding investigations and subject to embargoes.
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Applications for Registration
Our team of specialist lawyers can make sure that the registration process with your regulator is as seamless as possible.
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Cancellation, Suspension, or Variation of Conditions of Registration
The CQC has extensive enforcement powers which, if exercised, can have a major impact on providers’ registrations.
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Commissioning Contracts and Fee Disputes
Commissioners can use contract monitoring visits to try and reduce fees or cancel the contract based on an alleged breach. Sometimes they will try and remove service users.
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Inquests
Sometimes an inquest will be held following the death of a service user. There are conclusions and language used that may have a negative impact on your service, including findings of neglect.
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Inspection Reports, Factual Accuracy Comments and Rating Reviews
Providers can suffer reputational, staffing and financial damage as a result of an inaccurate inspection report.
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Mental Capacity and Liberty Protection Safeguards
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 is due to come into force on 1 April 2022 and will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard system with the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
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Police Investigations
Incidents can occur at a service which may lead to a police investigation. It is important to understand how such investigations can impact your business but also how best to handle them if they do occur.
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Professional Disciplinary
Health and social care providers who are also registered as nurses or doctors often have to deal with a two-pronged attack from their provider and professional regulators.
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Regulator Prosecutions
Being faced with a prosecution can be highly stressful, disruptive and confusing. Careful steps must be taken to ensure your case is put forward clearly and robustly.
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Regulatory Due Diligence
Ridouts is well placed to offer a health and social care regulatory due diligence service which will add value to any acquisition or divestment.
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Safeguarding Adults Reviews
If an adult is harmed or dies in your care as a result of suspected abuse or neglect then a health and social care provider can find itself under the spot light of multiple interested parties.
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Section 64 Request
The CQC can ask any provider to provide it with information and documentation under Section 64 of the Health and Social Care Act. This usually happens because the CQC has a concern about the provider.
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Warning/Fixed Penalty Notices
The CQC can issue a Warning Notice or a Fixed Penalty Notice to providers where there has been a failing to comply with a legal requirement.
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Training
Ridouts puts on training events for the sector and can also provide tailored in-house training to you and your staff.
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