The widespread suspension of family visits and the implementation of restrictions on visits to residents of care homes has been widely reported in the media...
Category - Legal
Whilst the CQC’s core regulatory role has not changed, the pandemic has undoubtedly highlighted the need for the CQC to change its approach to the way in...
It would be an understatement to say that 2020 had been a difficult and challenging year for the adult social care sector. The emergence of a global pandemic...
‘Working Families’, a charity advocating for flexible working arrangements, commissioned a poll earlier this month, which asked parents across the nation...
It was recently reported that the CQC prosecuted the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust for breaching the duty of candour, contrary to Regulation 20 of...
Many providers within the care sector will recall the Winterbourne View scandal, which exposed the abuse of people with learning disabilities who were placed...
One of the unfortunate outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic is that many care homes may end up having to close due to the additional financial pressures this...
The CQC launched its Emergency Support Framework (‘ESF’) on 1 May 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the suspension of its inspection programme...
The Court of Protection is a specialist court that safeguards the rights of the most vulnerable people in society. With the coronavirus pandemic leading to...
What is personal care?
‘Personal care’ is defined in the CQC’s ‘The scope of Registration’ document (March 2015). A person will likely fall within...
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