Care Quality Commission

August’s CQC briefing reminds me of times when, working in a care setting, there were days when I truly believed everything was under control … and then an email arrived…

Indulging me….or supporting?! Last term I had been helping out at my son’s school for the odd hour.  I’m relishing the thought of helping this particular day…it’s puppet making!!! There…

Musical aspirations As a child I was involved in a musical at the local theatre. My parents were proud I had a duet with another slightly older child, and the…

  Hot days bring on safety thoughts In life, we often only think to plan for those events that happen infrequently when they are upon us, you will have had…

    How do you feel about comparisons? My daughter’s face is screwed up tight. Her big blue eyes have almost vanished. Comparing kids I’ve made the mistake of comparing…

  When CQC registration is on the line…First Impressions really do count! Awkward meetings When I first met my husband’s mother 15 years ago in a swanky flat in the…

  In the CQC March 2018 update, Professor Steve Field shared findings from recent inspections of online GP/primary care services. Online GP services increase access as well as patients’ control…

  Over the last six months, the Care Standards Tribunal has considered two appeals against CQC’s imposition of conditions which limit the ability of a care home to admit new…