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CQC's new assessment approach - what providers need to know

CQC's new assessment approach - what providers need to know

It's been a long time in the planning, but CQC's new approach to assessing health and social care providers is about to become a reality.   Is your or ...

How will CQC assess ICSs? - what we know so far

How will CQC assess ICSs? - what we know so far

The CQC now has new powers (since 1 April 2023) to assess Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).  As outlined in CQC’s recently published interim guidance on ...

NHSE consults on proposals to broaden oversight over independent providers of NHS services

NHSE consults on proposals to broaden oversight over independent providers of NHS services

In a consultation published on 25 January, NHS England (“NHSE”) proposes to oversee standards of quality governance for some licensed independent prov ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trustees in the frame over death at charity-run home - what can other charities learn?

Trustees in the frame over death at charity-run home - what can other charities learn?

The Charity Commission has recently published its findings regarding a charity which provides care for adults recovering from mental health issues and ...

Health and Care Bill 2021: Statutory patient safety investigations at last?

Health and Care Bill 2021: Statutory patient safety investigations at last?

Plans to create a statutory footing for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (‘HSIB’) have taken a significant leap forward and now may become a ...

Reimagining regulation to support healthcare transformation

Reimagining regulation to support healthcare transformation

While healthcare undergoes transformation, regulation too must be reimagined. Corinne Slingo explores how regulatory change can support the transforma ...

A roadmap to managing the elective care backlog

A roadmap to managing the elective care backlog

After the intensity of handling the first virus peak in 2020, now the UK’s health system faces  a further pressure point in dealing with the backlog i ...

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 ...