Expert Insights

One of the joys of writing these blogs is to raise awareness of examples of good practice to readers, to illustrate particular approaches in real practice, hopefully provoking thought as…

The Care Quality Commission has released an important report that summarises their views on the first round of inspections completed on social care services between 2014 and 2017. It makes…

  Maintaining good housekeeping is a basic requirement of any business. In health and social care, it is particularly important that managers and those with significant leadership within an organisation…

Introduction It is all too clear what can happen if a fire starts in any building, be that an office, care home or a hospital. No stronger was the effects…

The benefits and pitfalls of CQC’s proposed approach to collecting information from providers. Earworms from the past The late 1970’s song by The Buggles, ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, suggests a…

Earlier this year, HMRC in conjunction with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, released a long list of employers who had been named and shamed for failing to…

  Information updates have started with Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) and Welsh Government. One of the headline changes is that managers no longer need to be registered…

There have been many major recent events for the country, relayed in our news week by week. However, some recent events will be important to all in the care industry:…