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New standards for health and social care in Scotland
January 30, 2016
Registered health and social care services in Scotland are inspected and regulated using the National Care Standards. These are also used by service users and their carers in choosing and…
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Is it on the trolley?
January 29, 2016
Are we really offering people choices about their lives, or is the choice defined by what we make available, rather than what people want or need? And is that OK?…
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CQC strategy consultation – get involved!
January 28, 2016
Shaping the future This week the Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched its public consultation document on how its work will look for the next five years. The proposed strategy, ‘Shaping the…
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Eurocare 2: A Welsh perspective on equity for minority EU groups
January 27, 2016
In my last article I considered some of the difficulties faced by legislatures and policy makers across the member states of the EU as they grapple with the triple whammy…
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Employee dismissed for taking a bribe
January 24, 2016
Bribery is the act of giving or receiving something of value to influence a transaction. The Bribery Act 2010 consolidated the law on bribery into a single piece of legislation,…
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The Social Care Commitment – Do you have what it takes?
November 16, 2015
The choice as to which care and support route one must follow for any loved one, is a very difficult decision as a tremendous amount of trust has to be…
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The Right to Die
October 13, 2015
The Bill The House of Commons recently rejected what is known as the “Right to Die Bill”. The vote wasn’t close; 118 MPs voted for and 330 against. At the…
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CQC Publish Key lines of enquiry & ratings characteristics
September 25, 2014
The CQC today published their new ‘Key Lines Of Enquiry’ (KLOEs) and ‘ratings characteristics’ documents for residential and community services, including home care. You can view the new Key lines of…
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