Two councils and a CCG are ending their contracts with an Essex care home over quality concerns. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council,…
Compliance
An Edinburgh care home that suffered 13 COVID-19 related deaths at the height of the pandemic has been rated ‘unsatisfactory’…
The CQC has outlined how it intends to regulate during the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic. As of 6…
The government has been urged to introduce “mandatory signposting” for social care complaints after reporting varying levels of engagement with…
Three north-east councils have ordered care homes to go into lockdown after a spike in coronavirus cases. ITV News reported…
Kate Terroni, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, provides an update on the CQC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Almost…
The First Minister of Scotland has announced plans to investigate the creation of a National Care Service, following an independent…
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling for a reversal of the decision to allow Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published blog updates for care providers about its evolving approach to monitoring during the…
Court proceedings have been dropped against an HC-One care home where 10 people died during a COVID-19 outbreak. The Care…