Blog archive

The Department of Health and Social Care has published its response to the CQC’s Out of sight – who cares? report which reviewed the use of  restraint, seclusion and segregation in care services for autistic people and people with a learning disability and/or mental health condition...

The Care Quality Commission has fined Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £2,500 for failing to comply with the duty of candour regulations...

A wide-ranging report from the Health and Social Care Committee on the treatment and care of autistic people and those with learning disabilities has found that a lack of adequate community provision has led to many experiencing unnecessary admissions to inpatient facilities...

The Government published its consultation on the Building Safety Levy on 21 July and follows earlier proposals on a 'cladding levy'...

Last week (22 July 2021) Regulations were laid before Parliament following the House of Lords' approval of the draft Regulations making it mandatory for anyone working in a CQC registered care home to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus, unless subject to a medical exemption...

We now have the Government’s response to the consultation on Reforming the Mental Health Act...

Primary care specialist, Rob Day explores the impact that the proposed new Health and Care Bill may have on primary care in the first of a series of articles on the Bill...

The Ministry of Justice and Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) have announced a new 12 week consultation to look at  Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA’s) and how to make them fit for the future...

Earlier this week (13 July 2021) saw ministers vote to approve by 319 votes to 246 the draft Regulations (Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021) to back plans for care home staff to be double vaccinated against Covid-19...

The decision in AA v GA and An NHS Clinical Commissioning Group concerns a section 21A challenge to a standard authorisation of GA’s deprivation of liberty at her existing placement – an issue that is often argued in the Court of Protection...

A Department for Education consultation ,published this month, proposes changes to Ofsted inspection cycles for children’s homes and other children’s social care providers...

Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care published new guidance on hospital discharge and community support...