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…
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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.
Latest care home legal news on podcast special
Latest care home legal news on the Care Home Management legal special podcast. Featuring lawyers from Mills & Reeve and Bevan Brittan.
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)…
Anenta audit app enables care homes to comply with hazardous waste audit requirements remotely
A new audit app, which gives care homes the ability to conduct compulsory clinical waste pre-acceptance and duty of care audits without…
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…
