Boris Johnson’s reported comments on care homes are a disgrace. It is clear that neither he nor his Government nor the relevant Civil Service have a clue as to how care homes operate and the challenges they face. Care homes have had to make tough and unpopular decisions to protect and support their residents and …
The press are reporting that GPs are intensifying requests/ demands/ advice about the signing of “expressions of wishes”/ advance directives as to advance consent by a patient to staff not attempting resuscitation of patients some but not all of whom may be receiving end of life care. This is a difficult and sensitive area. It …
In May 2019, CQC announced that there was to be a review of its Registering the Right Support guidance “to ensure that its principles are clear and its aims are achieved.” This began with a scoping exercise in May 2019 where CQC sought stakeholder views on a number of issues including: the definitions of ‘campus’ …
Paul Ridout, Laura Paton and Jenny Wilde (all lawyers at Ridouts) discuss the importance of challenging regulator inspection reports and how providers of health and social care services can give themselves the best chance of forcing amendments to inaccurate reports.
Directors Paul Ridout and Jenny Wilde discuss the implication of the CMA’s increased involvement in the health and social care sector and examine ways that providers can review their existing contracts in order to avoid scrutiny and criticism
Paul Ridout, Jenny Wilde and Laura Paton discuss the Care Quality Commission’s implementation of its “Registering the Right Support” guidance which has had significant consequences for providers of learning disability services. Our lawyers examine how providers can navigate this difficulty when considering building and registering a learning disability service.
21st Century regulators have shown a desire to widen the scope of their regulatory activity. This inevitably leads to allegations of multiple/overlapping regulation. That has long been regarded as bad regulation. Health and Social Care is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in UK Business. The CQC are all present and very powerful. There …
The government announced last week that the upper and lower capital limits, which determine who must pay the full cost of their care and how much others should pay from their assets, will remain at the same level in 2019-20 as they have done since 2010-11. Due to this, social care experts have warned that …
Frozen charging thresholds mean many people face paying for residential care Read More »
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a leading health and social care legal practice we recommend the following five fundamental changes to the health and social care system in England. The sector is not lacking ideas and recommendations but these need to be considered urgently by Government and policy makers. Now is the time to re-appraise some basic …
There is a growing belief within the social care public sector that commissioners should control both the nature, and, the infrastructure, and, the day to day delivery of services. The independent sector, upon which the very possibility of service depends, is seen as an unwelcome player at the table to be squeezed, bullied and blamed. …
“Safeguarding” – beware the dirty tricks as published in Healthcare Business May 2018 Read More »
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