The CQC have been updating its guidance to providers on a rolling basis as the coronavirus pandemic develops. Under the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009, providers are required to make statutory notifications to the CQC when certain events happen at a service. The CQC’s coronavirus guidance on their website currently confirms that an instance …
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The Government has provided Local Authorities with the ability to relax their adherence to certain duties such as to conduct care assessments; determine eligibility for the receipt of care; assess financial resources; and to meet the needs of care and support to individuals under the Care Act 2014. These powers came into force from 31 …
Temporary arrangements are now in place (effective from 30 March 2020) which provide employers with the option of taking on new employees within shorter timeframes than were possible to work in regulated activities with adults and/ or children. Applications are sped up for nursing and social care staff that are recruited in order to respond …
Earlier this week I wrote an article considering the question of whether a Care Home can be compelled to accept the discharge of a patient who has tested positive for COVID-19. In that article (found here) I submitted that the Government guidance “Coronavirus (Covid-19): hospital discharge service requirements” (published on 19 March 2020) does not …
With the speed at which this global pandemic is developing, is it accepted that corners will be cut in the health and social care sector and the slack will be picked up at some point in the future? And if so, does the Care Quality Commission have the same view? On 16 March 2020, the …
The charity, Skills for Care, has issued guidance for adult social care providers in relation to staff training during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is stated on the Skills for Care website that: “During this period, we remind you to stop face to face training and to use digital solutions only.” Skills for Care acknowledges the …
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Further to my last update regarding inquests, the Chief Coroner for England and Wales has issued further guidance in relation to the COVID-19 situation. This article summarises the main points from the guidance. Chief Coroner Guidance No.34 (dated 26 March 2020) This guidance note acknowledges that the COVID-19 emergency presents a number of challenges for …
Over the weekend, how Care Homes are dealing with admissions of patients being discharged from NHS hospitals has been highlighted in the media. There has been some criticism of Care Homes refusing to accept patients discharged from NHS Hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of issues feed into the debate around this. These include: …
As providers will know, CQC tend to inspect infection control under Regulations 12 and 15 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Regulation 12 states that care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users and providers are responsible for ‘assessing the risk of, and preventing, …
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