Are you ready for the brave new world of CQC regulation?

The CQC recently published an update on how they intend to move forward with their monitoring and inspections as the Covid restrictions are gradually lifted. With regards to adult social care services, the update states that the CQC will ‘inspect and re-rate services where appropriate…’ The guidance also makes it …

Whorlton Hall: ‘well-led’ matters more than ever

The abuse of patients with learning disabilities and autism at Whorlton Hall, reported in the recent Panorama programme, raises a whole host of questions.   Many of these must surely revolve around the attitude and mindset of those who perpetrated such actions, and whether the abuse was feeding some form of …

What do those CQC ratings really tell us?

According to the CQC’s own figures, to date (April 2018) they have given ratings to 17,498 residential care services and 9,039 home care services.  This means that a total of 26,537 adult social care services have been given ratings since the introduction of the ‘new’ inspection regime in 2014.  Of …

How to change a culture

In their latest revision of the Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) for adult social care last November, the CQC strengthened the ones for ‘well-led’.  This appears to reflect a growing recognition that strong management and leadership is key to providing a high quality and caring service.   Furthermore, KLOE W1 asks …