Ofsted’s ‘The Big Listen’: Will it bring a welcome reform?
Back in March 2024, Ofsted announced the roll out of a consultation coined...
Environmental Sustainability and the care sector
It is growing increasingly hard to ignore the impact of climate change from...
CQC Warning Notices: What they are and how providers can respond
CQC has a number of different enforcement powers under its belt. One of...
Our Recent Ofsted Successes
In a former life I used to be a legal advisor to Ofsted....
CQC Regulatory Enforcement – Falls
Introduction It is beneficial for providers to periodically review the Care Quality Commission...
An analysis of CQC’s new Single Assessment Framework
In their analysis of CQC’s new Single Assessment Framework, Neil Grant, Partner at...
Why Outstanding Ratings could be a thing of the past
Introduction CQC is in the process of rolling out a new way of...
What to do when false statements are made about you
In an article recently published in Care Management Matters, Solicitor Lucy Bowker discusses...
Application for Registration as Provider for Children’s Home Refused: Case Study
We were instructed by a company whose application for registration as a provider...
Practising privileges or CQC registration?
Determining when a medical practitioner’s practise is covered by practising privilege is essential...