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 …
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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 …
On 27 May 2021 the CQC launched its new strategy outlining how it plans to change and transform to deliver more effective regulation. While the strategy sets out various high level themes, little is said about how the strategy will actually be implemented and how it could impact registered providers on a day to day …
CQC’s New Strategy – What does it say and how will it be implemented? Read More »
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 …
CQC’s new strategy and the impact of ‘Smarter regulation’ on GP Practices Read More »
In August 2020, CQC introduced specific Infection Prevention Control (“IPC”) inspections. IPC continues to be a current ‘hot topic’ of interest to CQC and it tends to be inspected under Regulation 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and assessed as part of CQC’s key question, ‘Is your service …
Infection Prevention Control and the CQC – for Care Home Professional Read More »
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 …
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