The Notice of Proposal: a forgone conclusion or a meaningful last chance saloon?
I’ve lost count of the number of calls that Ridouts has received from panicked health and social care providers over the years, anxious about an
Are Inspection Reports Fit for Purpose?
What should inspection reports look like? What information should they contain? And can they be all things to all people? In January 2019, the CQC
CQC’s Consultation on “Changes for Flexible Regulation”- What could it mean for Providers?
January 2021 saw the release of two important consultation documents by the CQC. The first was its consultation on its strategy from 2021 and beyond
Musings on CQC’s proposed strategy on regulating the health and social sector through 2021
CQC announced a consultation on its new strategy to take it from 2021 and beyond recently. In this article I pull out some key observations
Visiting care homes during COVID-19
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
End of year Review of CQC developments
This has been a significant year for regulated social care and has seen a number of dynamic changes and changes, made in response to crisis,
CQC Letters of Intent: A precursor to urgent action – don’t miss the opportunity to stop it escalating
As reported on in our October 2020 Newsletter, the introduction of CQC’s Transitional Monitoring Approach means that the CQC is moving away from timetabled inspections
CQC’s Transitional Monitoring Approach
During the period of the pandemic, CQC paused routine inspections and introduced the Emergency Support Framework (“ESF”) with the intention of focusing on the immediate
The Future of CQC Inspections
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
Safeguarding referrals – to notify or not to notify the CQC?
All providers will (we hope) be familiar with safeguarding referrals. These need to be made to the relevant safeguarding authority when certain incidents, events, or
Past the peak: Why the fairytale ending will have to wait for the social care sector
It has been an unforgettable few months for all of us. The profile of our world has changed forever and we have quickly adapted to
How COVID-19 may have a Positive Effect on the Inspection Process
There appears to be a buzz phrase going round CQC at the moment. At the May 2020 CQC Board meeting “crossing the threshold” was said
