The Government has consulted on and proposed that the law will be changed so that a provider of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care home which provides accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, can only deploy staff who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. This may be welcomed news …
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Last month the Supreme Court ruled that care providers do not have to pay staff the National Minimum Wage when working ‘sleep-in’ shifts. Reports of the Low Pay Commission (“LPC’) were considered in great detail by the Supreme Court. Both Mencap and UNISON, who were on opposing sides during the case, are now calling upon …
The Government has said that from 12 April care home residents will be allowed two regular visitors indoors. Currently care home residents can have just one face-to-face visitor, but this will increase to two as part of the next stage of lockdown easing. Other changes include visitors being able to bring babies and toddlers which …
On 24 March 2021 the three Chief Inspectors published a joint statement about the CQC’s future approach. In the statement they outline changes that will take effect from April 2021, and what they mean for providers from all sectors. The main message from the statement is that the CQC will continue to respond to risk …
We are starting to see the benefits of the vaccinations on care home visiting regimes. While coronavirus cases remain high, the number of infections is falling. The UK’s vaccination programme has seen every care home resident offered a jab, with almost 17 million vaccinations carried out in total. The good news is that, as a …
In the wake of the pandemic, the CQC changed its entire approach to inspections in order to limit inspectors “crossing the threshold”. The CQC initiated remote monitoring through initial conversations with Providers which could result in a site visit if the CQC had concerns, and enforcement action if the CQC found the service to be …
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Images that will be remembered from this pandemic are those of friends and family visiting their loved ones through the windows of care homes. These images are illustrative of how much harder it has been to stay in touch with someone who lives in a care home during the pandemic. Visits were severely restricted during …
On 18 September 2020 the Social Care COVID -19 Support Taskforce produced its final report, advice and recommendations. The Taskforce was commissioned in June 2020 and completed its work in August 2020 reporting to the Minister of State for Care. It consisted of leaders from across government and from the social care sector and was …
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In ‘The Future of CQC Inspections’ webinar, Gemma Nicholas looked at CQC’s “Now, Next and Future” plans, while Laura Paton looked at how providers can get the most out of their CQC inspections. The session was hosted by Ridouts’ COO, Caroline Barker. Find more information and resources from this webinar here.https://www.youtube.com/embed/BoK9Mawtysc
This article delves deeper into CQC’s immediate priorities following suspension of inspections in March 2020, looking at what CQC has in store for the next few months with its ‘Transitional Regulatory Approach’, contemplating what inspections may look like in the future in light of CQC’s new strategy to be published in 2021 and how this …
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