Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Anna Hart

Challenging the fairness of CQC reports: latest from the courts

Challenging the fairness of CQC reports: latest from the courts

Health and social care providers will be acutely aware that poor ratings in CQC inspection reports have the potential to “wreak serious economic and r ...

Inclusive Neighbourhoods

Inclusive Neighbourhoods

Anna Hart examines a report that considers how successfully housing with care and support integrate residents from minorities. Anna is a specialist in ...

Adult social care reform proposals - what might they mean for providers?

Adult social care reform proposals - what might they mean for providers?

What does the government’s long-awaited White Paper on adult social care reform mean for providers in the sector? The very fact that we now have a Whi ...

CQC prosecutions: latest on how the Courts decide level of fine

CQC prosecutions: latest on how the Courts decide level of fine

With the number of CQC prosecutions against health and social care providers on the rise and the fines imposed by the Court by way of sentence also ri ...

Health and Care Bill 2021: The role of Local Authorities in Integrated Care Systems

Health and Care Bill 2021: The role of Local Authorities in Integrated Care Systems

In the last of our current series of comment pieces on the Health and Care Bill 2021, we consider how Local Authorities and Combined Authorities will ...

Health and Care Bill 2021: Implications for social care providers

Health and Care Bill 2021: Implications for social care providers

Summary Continuing our series of briefings about the Health and Care Bill 2021, we focus here on the impact for social care providers. Social care pro ...

What does the future hold for CQC regulation? - Have your say

What does the future hold for CQC regulation? - Have your say

The window of opportunity is still open (until 4 March, when the consultation closes) to influence how the CQC will regulate health and social care pr ...

Social Care - 2020 and beyond

Social Care - 2020 and beyond

Even before Covid-19, there were concerns about the fragmented delivery and scarcity of funding within the social care sector, particularly for public ...

Social Care - 2020 and beyond: Regulation and governance

Social Care - 2020 and beyond: Regulation and governance

For the social care sector to thrive, regulation and governance will need careful attention.

Social Care - 2020 and beyond: Investment and finance

Social Care - 2020 and beyond: Investment and finance

Social care offers opportunities for investors, although innovation and legislative change is needed to ensure the sector thrives.