In many of the inspections where care homes were deemed to require improvement, a lack of standards around keeping up to date records was noted. Specific examples include; care files not containing clear and up to date guidance to enable staff to meet residents’ needs, records not being updat...
The CQC (which stands for Care Quality Commission) is the independent regulator of all care providers within England. Its main role is to ensure that all hospitals, GP clinics, care homes, dentists, community care and domiciliary care services are providing people with safe, effective, compassiona...
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In adult social care, this includes an ambition to complete 1000 infection prevention and control (IPC) inspections and respond rapidly to requests to set up new Designated Settings. From January, we will begin a programme of activity to support the creating of additional capacity in the system....
for a rating of 'good', the score will indicate if this is either in the upper threshold, nearing 'outstanding' or in the lower threshold, nearer to 'requires improvement'. When will these changes happen? At time of writing, CQC says it is still developing further guidance to flesh out ...
Are people’s needs and choices assessed and care, treatment and support delivered in line with current legislation, standards and evidence-based guidance? How does the service make sure that staff have the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and support?
5. CQC UK. "Guidance Regulation - How often we assess." 21 May 2024. "Our approach will be informed by risk, and we will decide the order of our planned assessments of providers based on the level of risk." 6. CQC UK. "Guidance For Providers - When we will inspect GP practices."...
The article reports that the British Dental Association (BDA) suggests primary dental care personnel to safeguard child patients from abuse and to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), an independent social and health care regulator in England. It states that policies and procedures must...