Matt Hancock announced at the daily briefing on 5 June 2020 that face covering will become mandatory in all NHS hospital settings from 15 June 2020. Hospital staff will have to wear Type 1 or Type 2 surgical masks (or more stringent protection when advised) in all areas except those which have been designated “COVID-secure”. …
According to CQC GP surgeries are the highest performing sector in the NHS. This comes above hospitals, mental health and social care. Despite this, inspectors did note safety concerns at one in seven practices. These problems included; storing vaccines at the right temperature, filling in prescriptions quickly enough, having defibrillators that work properly and learning …
The issue of safeguarding is often key to the success of GP practices’ CQC inspections. Nicole Ridgwell, Solicitor at Ridouts Professional Services Ltd, outlines the importance of practice managers staying up to date with safeguarding matters and offers some top tips to avoid CQC criticism. The Care Act has placed safeguarding on a …
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