POSTED BY JILL MASON | 29 OCTOBER 2020 CQC on mental health care CQC have been busily producing reports. Three have landed quite recently: State of Care (you can read our earlier blog here for a summary of the key points), How are people’s mental health needs met in acute hospitals and how can this be improved... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read Commissioning Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mental health Patient care Primary care Regulation Social care
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 29 OCTOBER 2020 State of Care: an overview CQC published their annual assessment of health care and adult social care in England the State of Care 2019/20 earlier this month... Share this article Bookmark this page 7 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 26 OCTOBER 2020 Watchdog to investigate do not resuscitate notices in health and adult social care settings Earlier this month the Department of Health and Social Care asked the CQQ to review how Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions were used during wave one of the pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 22 OCTOBER 2020 Health and social care watchdog reveals its refreshed guidance on autism and learning disability Earlier this month, CQC published revised guidance on its policy approach to regulating providers supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability. Right support, right care, right culture is the new updated version of Registering the right support... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
POSTED BY LENA BARNES | 22 OCTOBER 2020 Modern methods of construction: what you need to know With construction methods evolving and moving away from the tradition of projects being constructed entirely (or largely) on site, what additional risks do the parties need to consider and how can these be conquered?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 21 OCTOBER 2020 Court of Protection: What’s the difference between sections 21A and 48 of the Mental Capacity Act (apart from another 27 sections)?! Entanglement no more. We have further clarity on both section 48 and the operation of section 21A procedure. In a decision last month, the CoP provides a welcome steer on these various sections within the MCA. This will be of interest to those working in the field of health and social care... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 18 OCTOBER 2020 Update: cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made on 14 October and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 12 OCTOBER 2020 The importance of learning: spotlight on the safety watchdog's recent reports In the first of a series of three blogs on the importance of learning, Jill Mason explores the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch's recent reports... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 8 OCTOBER 2020 Adult social care: winter plan There was a flurry of publications last month in respect of the social care sector. The Social Care Sector Covid-19 Support Taskforce published its final report, advice and recommendations... Share this article Bookmark this page 8 min read
POSTED BY CHRISTIAN YOUNG | 5 OCTOBER 2020 NHS Trusts and the new Procurement Policy Note on evaluating social value Central government bodies and NHS Trusts should note the publication last week of PPN 06/20 which sets out new requirements to take into account social value when assessing tenders... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
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