The requirement for providers to comply with the duty of candour is set out in Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Providers will be well aware of the requirement, when a notifiable safety…
Scientific data shows a decline in the rate of transmission of Covid in most parts of the country since the start of the roll-out of the UK vaccination programme. An ongoing focus in protecting the community aims to keep the…
Although CQC has carried out fewer inspections during the pandemic, prosecution action continues, and there is a suggestion that there are around 2000 ongoing cases. The latest case highlights that even smaller value issues will be pursued. The Fremantle Trust was fined…
Previous briefings have commented on the level of fines imposed on care home providers in proceedings taken either by the CQC or the HSE. Some recent cases provide additional guidance: A care home operated by the Catholic Church in Dundee was fined…
On 8 October 2020 the Care Quality Commission (the ‘CQC’) published the revised ‘Registering the Right Support’ guidance which is now called Right support, right care, right culture. This continues to be statutory guidance issued in accordance with s.23 of…
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has been fined £1600, and ordered to pay £10,845.83 in costs and a victim surcharge of £120 following the first prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission (the ‘CQC’) in respect of a breach of…
CQC has announced how it will approach inspections as they resume from September. It aims to contact every social care provider by March. During the period of the pandemic CQC has focused on its Emergency Support Framework (“ESF”). However from September…
Following the suspension of routine inspections as a result of the pandemic, CQC are due to resume these in September (presumably assuming there is no second virus surge of significant proportions). Clearly an obvious area for attention will be infection prevention…
CQC has recently published guidance on “How to get the most out of inspection”. This includes commentary on what good inspection looks and feels like. The guidance has been put together involving several relevant stakeholders such as Care England and the…
All providers will be aware that CQC has stopped undertaking routine inspections during the period of the pandemic, limiting on-site inspections to cases of high risk. Instead, their monitoring function has been carried out using the Emergency Support Framework, which…
