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 …
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 reports are essentially the most compelling piece of marketing for any health or social care service and so the contents of any inspection report ought to accurately reflect what the …
On 27 May 2021, CQC launched its new strategy which it says has the purpose of enabling more effective regulation in the health and social care sector. The strategy focuses on four themes: People and communities Smarter regulation Safety through learning Accelerating improvement This article looks at ‘smarter regulation’ and the impact that this could …
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What should inspection reports look like? What information should they contain? And can they be all things to all people? In January 2019, the CQC introduced a new adult social care report writing template with the aim of producing “easier to read reports which say more with less words.” We saw a move away from …
This article delves deeper into CQC’s immediate priorities following suspension of inspections in March 2020, looking at what CQC has in store for the next few months with its ‘Transitional Regulatory Approach’, contemplating what inspections may look like in the future in light of CQC’s new strategy to be published in 2021 and how this …
In last month’s edition of Caring Times, I wrote about the CQC’s power to suspend a provider’s rating when it had concerns that the current rating was possibly no longer reflective of the care being provided to service users. I had highlighted my concern that the only information available to providers was a sentence in …
Between April and July 2019, CQC suspended 4 providers’ ratings. “Their rating was suspended? Don’t you mean their registration was suspended?” I hear you ask? A little known option available to CQC, which has made its way into the Provider Guidance on ‘How CQC monitors, inspects and regulates adult social care services,’ allows CQC to …
CQC has published its annual report and accounts for 2018/2019. This includes their performance summary and analysis benchmarked against its four strategic priorities to: Encourage improvement, innovation and sustainability in care Deliver an intelligence-driven approach to regulation Promote a single shared view of quality Improve our efficiency and effectiveness In respect of priority one, CQC …
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We have many providers of health and social care services contact us to describe in detail the injustices they have suffered at the hands of a regulator, a commissioner or a professional regulatory body. These stories often relate to inefficiencies within those respective organisations that have led to incorrect conclusions or unreasonable or disproportionate regulatory …
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CQC presented its draft Business Plan for 2019/2020 at its April Board meeting. At the core of the plan are four key items, described as CQC’s purpose: encourage improvement, innovation and sustainability in care; deliver an intelligence driven approach to regulation; promote a single shared view of quality; improve their efficiencies and effectiveness. One of …
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