CQC regulatory approach clarified in update
The CQC has confirmed that it will continue to only undertake inspection activity in response to a serious risk of harm or…
Care Quality Commission
Why care homes fail designated COVID discharge setting assessments
The CQC has published information on why care settings do not pass the assurance process to be a designated COVID discharge setting.
New CQC regulation strategy out for consultation
How care homes use digital services to meet people’s needs, and more targeted inspections are among the changes mooted in the new…
Covid pressure and confusion may have led to inappropriate DNACPR decisions
A combination of increasing pressures and rapidly developing guidance may have contribute to inappropriate DNACPR decisions, a CQC interim report reveals.
CQC praises providers for infection control but flags up areas for improvement
Most care providers have responded to Covid-19 well, but there were gaps in assurance in effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE)…
CQC fees scheme will not change next year
For most providers, fees for the CQC fees scheme will remain the same in 2021/22 as in 2019/20 and 2020/21, providing their…
Care provider fined £200,000 after unsafe care contributes to vulnerable woman’s injury
Cheshire care provider, Vivo Care Choices Limited, which runs Curzon House in Saltney, was fined £200,000 in court for failing to provide…
Calls for national system change after autistic people and people with a learning disability ‘falling through the gaps’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has called for national system change after hearing that autistic people, people with a learning disability and…
Wellbeing of social care staff ‘not reported comprehensively’ in CQC report, says The Care Workers’ Charity
The Care Workers’ Charity has criticised the Care Quality Commission’s recent ‘State of Care’ report for not reporting comprehensively on the wellbeing…
Pandemic has exacerbated existing problems in social care which must be tackled now, CQC report reveals
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing problems in social care, including inequalities for people with protected characteristics, and highlighted the urgent need…
