The CQC has recently published additional insight into its scoring process under the new inspection methodology, including explaining how ratings limiters will be applied in the future. Under the current system of KLOEs, prompts and ratings characteristics existing CQC guidance for adult social care services outlines specific ratings limiters related to the Well-led rating. If …
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The BBC has carried out an investigation into the care provided to young people with Autism. As part of this, the BBC reviewed over 4,000 Prevention of Future Death (“PFD”) reports delivered in England and Wales over the past 10 years. The investigation identified that the Coroner had issued PDF reports in 51 cases which …
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The CQC issues a provider with a report and that report tells the world what the CQC’s opinion is of the quality of that service. The CQC controls the narrative in respect of what it deems to be appropriate to publish, subject to any comments put forward by the provider. We often find that providers …
Given the increased cost of living, many healthcare providers may be considering moving their service online to reduce overheads. Whilst this is an option for some healthcare providers, such as pharmacies and doctors providing online consultations, it will not be feasible for others. Moving a service online has distinct advantages, but a provider’s regulatory responsibilities …
What Are The Regulatory Risks Of Providing On-Line Healthcare Services? Read More »
Despite being an optimist I cannot help but think that the repeated claims for reform in health and social care fall in the to-do later list. Of all the challenges facing government, local and national, reforms in the health and social care sector seem to be relegated to the bottom of any list of priorities. …
The Government is presently consulting on new regulations aimed at granting the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) additional authority to oversee and enforce visitation arrangements by care providers. This comes amid concerns that there are continued instances where visitors are unfairly denied access to their loved ones. The proposed regulations would impose a legal obligation on …
The last-minute delay in the implementation of the CQC’s new inspection methodology in December 2022 and the temporary pause in CQC routine inspections of GP practices over the winter months may cause GP practices to wonder what they can expect from CQC inspection in 2023 and what is happening with the development of the CQC’s …
What To Expect: CQC Inspections Of GP Practices Throughout 2023 Read More »
Back in March 2023, I wrote about the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (“the NMC”) proposal to shut down Canterbury Christ Church University’s (“University”) midwifery programme at hospital trusts across the local area following concerning feedback received from existing students who reported a lack of supervision and being left alone to look after patients for entire …
Update: NMC Shuts Down Midwifery Programme Over Safety Concerns Read More »
I first came across the concept of Suspension of Ratings (not suspension of registration, which is the concept most will be familiar with) in 2019. A power that allows the CQC to suspend your rating when it has belief that that rating no longer accurately reflects the service that you are providing. I wrote about …
Rating Suspension – A Lazy Way For The CQC To Regulate? Read More »
A Roundup of the Professional Standards Authority’s Performance Reviews for 2021/2022 It’s that time of the year again. The time when the Professional Standards Authority (“PSA”) completes its annual review of all ten statutory healthcare regulators for the preceding year and publicly critiques their performance. Essentially, highlighting the concerns which registrants and their legal representatives …
Professional Discipline: ‘The Burden Of Old Cases And Timeliness’ Read More »
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