The Institute for Policy Research (“IPR”) recently published a report focusing on NHS workforce retention called ‘Should I stay or should I go? NHS staff retention in the post Covid-19 world’ (“The IPR Report”). The IPR Report highlights the extent of the NHS staffing crisis. It analysed responses from NHS staff between December 2020 to …
How the NHS Staffing Crisis Could Affect Your Practice’s CQC Rating Read More »
Over recent months we have noticed an increase in Providers being criticised by the CQC in relation to compliance with regulatory requirements related to staff recruitment records. This can lead to regulatory breaches being referenced in inspection reports which can limit a Provider’s CQC rating. What do the Regulations say? Regulation 19 of the Health …
CQC Hot Topic – Providers Under Scrutiny for Staffing Records Read More »
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. …
The Two Biggest Challenges for Social Care Providers Read More »
Care Provider Alliance (“CPA”) and UNISON have written to Health Secretary Sajid Javid urging the Government to reinstate the Infection Control Fund (“ICF”). The £1.75 billion fund, which allowed health and social care providers to continue to pay staff full wages while they were off due to COVID-19 isolation, was terminated on 1 April 2022. …
Calls for the Government to Reinstate the Infection Control Fund Read More »
Since the start of the pandemic the workforce crisis in the adult social care (“ASC”) sector has got progressively worse. Broadly there are three roots to this problem – Brexit, pay, and the pandemic. It has been a combination of these three factors which has left the ASC sector in dire need of support and …
The Staffing Crisis – Regulations must still be met Read More »
CQC inspectors often criticise staffing levels during inspections which can be concerning for providers. This Ridout Report considers what the regulations say about staffing levels, CQC’s new inspection regime and practical steps providers can take to determine staffing. What do the regulations say? The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, called …
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