CQC Archives – Page 6 of 33 – Ridouts Solicitors

CQC reiterates importance of compliance with Regulation 19 and safe recruitment of staff

In its email update to adult social care providers on 23 May 2022, the CQC reminded providers of the importance of ensuring that they adhere to safe staff recruitment procedures and that they comply with Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. The purpose of Regulation 19 is to …

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The Two Biggest Challenges for Social Care Providers

Articles & Publications / By Jenny Wilde

In my 13 years at Ridouts there isn’t much I haven’t seen in terms of regulatory and operational challenges in the health and social care sector. CQC enforcement action, opaque and seemingly never-ending safeguarding investigations and difficult contractual negotiations with local authorities are just a few of the issues that we unpick day to day. …

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New Rules for Living with COVID-19

Articles & Publications / By Jennifer Durbin

As of 1 April 2022 all previous legally binding obligations in relation to COVID-19 have been lifted. Since the Government announced that moving forward the policy would be to “live with COVID-19” there has been a significant reduction of restrictions for the public. However, as part of their approach to “live with COVID-19” extra precautions …

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Section 30: What a difference a day makes

Articles & Publications / By Jenny Wilde

At Ridouts we assist providers with all manner of regulatory enforcement action. Much of what we are instructed to challenge falls on the lower to moderate end of the CQC’s scale of severity but occasionally we are faced with the most serious action that is available to the CQC – an urgent cancellation of registration …

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One year on: How is CQC’s regulatory model working in practice and what will change?

Articles & Publications / By Anna Lemmer

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 …

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Reintroducing Joint Targeted Area Inspections – What Providers Need to Know

News / By Jennifer Durbin

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (“Ofsted”), the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (“HMICFRS”) announced on 28 March 2022 that they will restart their joint targeted area inspections (“JTAI”) programme. Programme JTAIs are carried out under S.20 of the Children Act 2004 …

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Electronic Care Recording – The New Standard in Monitoring Care?

News / By Jennifer Durbin

In the last year Ridouts has seen many providers switch over from paper records to electronic care systems. It appears that across the sector there is a push to transition to paperless care recording. It has been said that this will allow providers to improve governance within their services, achieve better compliance with the regulations, …

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The End of Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment

Articles & Publications / By Gemma Nicholas

Let’s set the scene, Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) in care homes came into force on 11 November 2021 and was in the process of being applied to health and wider social care settings on 1 April 2022. Then on 31 January 2022, only approximately two months after VCOD became mandatory in care …

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