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COVID-19 – provision of information to the CQC to facilitate data collection

The CQC has been ramping up its data collection in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Whilst providers are not currently being required to fill in Provider Information Requests (PIRs) because they have been suspended, the CQC is asking providers to give other information to them, as part of its approach to data collection in light …

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Covid-19 testing for the home care sector

News / By Nythan Smith

Covid-19 testing for people in receipt of care at Home appears to be excluded from the Government’s action plan for adult social care. Recent estimates suggest that at least 2/5 of care provided in England and Wales is in the form of home care which leaves a significant omission within the Government’s approach to the …

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Guidance issued to local authorities on payment of invoices

News / By Nythan Smith

Guidance on supplier relief required as a result of Covid-19 has confirmed that local authorities should pay suppliers as soon as possible and should be paying invoices due to providers in shorter order than the standard 30 day requirement. Of note within the guidance is the reference to the resolution of disputed invoices as a …

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How does the COVID-19 Action Plan for Social Care affect admissions to Care Homes?

Articles & Publications / By Laura P. Shelton

This is now my third article examining developing Government guidance and how it impacts the issue of admissions into care homes during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Yesterday, the Social Care sector took centre stage at the Government daily briefing as Matt Hancock revealed a number of headline promises for the sector. More detail on these …

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How the CQC is supporting Adult Social Care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Articles & Publications / By Gemma Nicholas

For the last couple of weeks the CQC has appeared not to be doing much other than having conversations with government bodies. Kate Terroni’s announcement yesterday, on the back of the Government’s daily briefing appears to illustrate that those conversations have developed into a more concrete plans. Not only has the CQC contributed to the …

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The government is “determined” to test more care workers, but what does that mean, and is it enough?

Articles & Publications / By Maddi Gaunt

In yesterday’s daily briefing, the Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “determined” to ensure everyone who needed a test had access to one. It is all very well showing determination to have “access” to testing for care staff in theory, but will it work in practice? And will it be too little too late? …

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Proposed Local Authority approach to the allocation of temporary funding to meet the increased costs of providing care in the adult social care sector

News / By Nythan Smith

On 8 April 2020 the LGA and ADASS produced a statement on the temporary funding of social care providers during the pandemic. The primary purpose of the statement is to provide direction to local authorities as to how they might manage the increase in costs that adult social care providers will be incurring as a …

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CQC on Protecting people’s safety, equality and rights during the coronavirus outbreak

Articles & Publications / By Maddi Gaunt

The CQC has been changing the way it works in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Routine inspections have been suspended and work has been focused on more urgent matters. However, their regulatory obligations have not fallen away. Dr Kevin Cleary, Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals gave a public statement on the CQC’s website on 8 …

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Emergency guidance issued on compliance with Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards during the Covid-19 Pandemic

News / By Nythan Smith

The Government issued emergency guidance on compliance with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) (MCA) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) on 9 April 2020 and this guidance is applicable until it is withdrawn by Government. The fundamental principles of the MCA and DoLS still apply. If changes are required to be made to the …

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Coronavirus and DNAR

Articles & Publications / By Paul Ridout

The press are reporting that GPs are intensifying requests/ demands/ advice about the signing of “expressions of wishes”/ advance directives as to advance consent by a patient to staff not attempting resuscitation of patients some but not all of whom may be receiving end of life care. This is a difficult and sensitive area. It …

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