Nicole Ridgwell

Ridouts’ lawyer contributes to new legal handbook

On 23 March 2018, the Legal Action Group will publish the second edition of its ‘Professional Discipline and Healthcare Regulators: a legal handbook’. The handbook’s Nursing & Midwifery Council chapter is co-authored by Ridouts’ solicitor, Nicole Ridgwell. In the foreword to the first edition, Mr Justice Collins referred to the handbook as ‘a necessary aid …

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Care Assessments – why must they be person-centred and what does that mean? – Care Talk (March Edition) – Nicole Ridgwell

The requirement for a multi-disciplinary care and support package to meet any service user’s assessed needs is the focal point of all provider-service user interactions within the health and social care sector. It was the introduction of the Care Act 2014, and its ‘no decision about me without me’ principles, which focused the sector on …

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Drink & Drug News – Take one simple step to make sure your CQC inspection is as good as it can be

As would be expected, clients rarely come to those in my profession with their good news stories! What really shines out in the article is how staff are so enthusiastic about the service. This will no doubt have translated into a frontline commitment to make the service the best that it can be. While all …

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Nursing and Residential Care – The revalidation process for nurses working in care homes

Last month, solicitor Laura Paton explored the importance of revalidation in the eyes of Care Quality Commission. In this article, Nicole Ridgwell considers how the process of revalidation translates into the care home environment Revalidation replaced the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) post-registration education and practice (Prep) requirements in April 2016 as the mandatory route …

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Drink & Drug News- Q & A February 2017

Q: ‘We have received criticism for not providing clear patient pathways on exit from our residential treatment service. We are very focused on aftercare and have strong relationships with the fellowships and other community groups – however these are informal and we do not have documentation. How should we present our evidence to demonstrate that this is …

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