A look at the impact of the election on health and social care.
In December 2019, the Conservatives won the general election with a significant majority...
Category - Legal
Providers and care staff should be aware that, in October 2019, CQC updated its guidance on visiting rights in care homes.
The Guidance provides answers to a...
Its 7am, the doorbell rings and stood on the doorstep of your care service are two CQC inspectors ready and eager to go through your Home with a fine tooth...
The purpose of a CQC inspection is to determine if a service is complying with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 and...
The recent changes at the CQC have signalled a strong change in attitudes. The focus now seems to be moving from encouragement to punishment.
This is an...
A report conducted by Incisive Health on behalf of Age UK detailed the state of the care market and highlighted a number of areas where locations do not have...
CQC presented its draft Business Plan for 2019/2020 at its April Board meeting. At the core of the plan are four key items, described as CQC’s...
In February this year CQC launched its ‘Declare Your Care’ campaign, encouraging people to share their experiences of care with CQC to support it with its...
At Ridouts, we have recently seen a rise in medicine management concerns in CQC inspection reports. Many of the medicine management issues range from care...
Treating service users with dignity and respect is one of the most basic and fundamental tenets of the care framework. Whilst most people will know...
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