‘Working Families’, a charity advocating for flexible working arrangements, commissioned a poll earlier this month, which asked parents across the nation...
Category - Legal
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...
The Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”) are due to replace the DoLS system and are expected to be implemented in October 2020. The LPS bring some changes...
It is often the case that providers do not make use of the factual accuracy process to challenge an inspection report, even where they are not satisfied with...
The CQC has a wide range of criminal enforcement powers which include the power to prosecute and issue fixed penalty notices or simple cautions...
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