Research by Care Home Professional has revealed that in the last five years there has been an increasing number of health and social care providers rated as Requires Improvement and Inadequate. Care Home Professional analysed CQC data and found the following: The total number of total ratings have nearly halved from 2019 (pre-pandemic) to 2020 …
A recent poll by GP Online found that four in five GP partners said that their practice had been unable to recruit a locum doctor when they needed one within the past six months. Locum GPs have become increasingly important in recent years given the current workforce crisis and the survey also found that nearly …
How staffing levels can affect your CQC inspection rating Read More »
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and social care landscape has changed dramatically including in relation to the way in which the CQC regulates the sector. In May 2021, the CQC published its strategy, ‘A new strategy for the changing world of health and social care – CQC’s strategy from 2021’ which …
One year on: How is CQC’s regulatory model working in practice and what will change? Read More »
On 27 January 2022, the CQC announced that, following the easing of Covid restriction across the country, it has reviewed and updated its regulatory approach, with the changes to take effect from 1 February 2022. What is changing? The main changes relate to providers of acute hospitals, ambulance services and general practice. In December 2021, …
CQC’s Updated Regulatory Approach – Has Anything Really Changed? Read More »
As its 2021-2025 strategy has developed, the CQC forewarned us that it would be taking a more flexible approach to inspection activity and ratings. We have been a vocal critic of some of the rigidities of the past regime, but increased flexibility in regulation is not without its pitfalls, and we have been waiting patiently …
A New Approach for CQC Inspectors, Draft Inspection Reports and Ratings Read More »
In its latest publication on the 21 December 2021 the CQC has announced that it will finally begin to inspect care homes rated ‘Requires Improvement’. This means that up to 14% of care homes in the UK (3,271) care homes will now be subject to inspections once again. As part of a wider amendment to …
CQC finally set to inspect ‘Requires Improvement’ rated care homes Read More »
The CQC is very quick to tell providers how they are not meeting the regulations or what they are doing wrong but rarely, if at all, do we hear stories of the CQC saying, “If you do x, you’ll be deemed to be meeting the regulations”. An example which is common, is that of staffing …
Is the CQC exacerbating the current state of care? Read More »
After the announcement of the first lockdown, CQC announced that they would significantly reduce in-person inspections. However over the last 12 months there has been a notable increase in activity. The CQC are clearly pursuing a policy of visibly and aggressively challenging providers. However the content, growing as these actions are, is seen to be …
As we watch with interest as its new regulatory strategy develops, the CQC has announced that they will be carrying out a monthly risk review of most services in the health and social care sector as part of their “Monitoring Approach”. This approach to regulatory activity appears to build largely on the Transitional Monitoring Approach …
Update on CQC Strategy – Monthly Risk Reviews and Monitoring Calls Read More »
On 27 May 2021, CQC launched what it described as its “ambitious new strategy” for 2021 onwards. The strategy aims to achieve 12 outcomes across the following four themes: People and communities; Smarter regulation; Safety through learning; and Accelerating improvement From a regulatory perspective, the theme of “Smarter Regulation” will be of particular interest to …
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