Skills for Care in partnership with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and The Outstanding Society has produced a ‘Good and Outstanding (GO)’ online toolkit to support adult social care services to prepare for Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections. As the CQC will be introducing …
CQC staff are set for a one-day strike on 2 May 2023 over pay disputes. It is estimated that hundreds of staff plan to participate, and will include inspectors, call centres and data analysts. According to UNISON, low wage increases, which were largely due to the Government’s public sector pay restraint, has contributed to greater …
In April 2023, the CQC published an update in relation to what providers can expect for the rest of 2023 in terms of its new regulatory approach and new single assessment framework. In its update, the CQC stated that it has been reorganising its internal operational teams and that whilst this is taking place, staff …
On 29 March 2023 an independent review into CQC’s handling and response to the dismissal of Mr Shyam Kumar was published. The review established major failings by the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) who are responsible for regulating England’s health and social care sector. What happened? The independent review was ordered after an employment tribunal on …
CQC criticised in an independent review over whistle-blower response Read More »
At Ridouts, we have noticed that the latest ‘hot topics’ which CQC inspectors tend to focus on during inspections are as follows: Staff recruitment records Providers are required to ensure that their staff are fit and proper persons. Staff recruitment records should be robust and include; proof of identity, a criminal record certificate where required, references …
One of the most stressful times for social care providers are CQC inspections. Many have described inspectors as having an ‘agenda’ – looking to uncover negative evidence in order to substantiate preconceived determinations about the overall quality of the service and care provided. This not only puts providers and staff under extreme pressure, but can …
On Friday 3 February 2023, staff at the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) started to vote on whether to launch industrial action over pay. The following five unions are involved: UNISON PCS Prospect Royal College of Nursing Unite The five unions have been balloting workers who inspect, monitor and regulate hospitals, care providers, GP practices, dental …
As all Providers will be acutely aware, the CQC has the power to criminally prosecute under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 where safe care and high quality treatment fails to be provided to a patient. Since 2021, the CQC appears to have focussed their attention on the provision of …
CQC Prosecution – Largest fine issued in connection with maternity services Read More »
At Ridouts, when the CQC issue a notice of proposal seeking the imposition of conditions on a provider’s registration, we commonly find ourselves submitting that such extreme measures are unnecessary given the CQC’s powers to make a one-off request for information under Section 64 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“Act”). But, what …
Section 64: A Simple Request Or A Formal Obligation? Read More »
The Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) has published the results of the 2022 maternity survey which analysed the birthing experiences for pregnant people who gave birth during the period 1 February 2022 – 28 February 2022. The aim of this 2022 Maternity survey (“The Survey”) is to monitor the experiences of people giving birth to ensure …
CQC publish results from the Maternity survey 2022 Read More »
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