Insights and guidance - Page 9

In this Webinar, Steven Holmes hosts Neil Grant, Partner at Gordons Partnership, and Simon Cavadino, former CQC Inspector and Director at The Woodberry Partnership, to discuss the latest...

CQC has a wide range of enforcement powers at its disposal and it is not afraid to take serious action in response to perceived areas of non-compliance. Recent figures on CQC inspection findings...

The supported accommodation sector comprises all providers accommodating a child or care leaver aged 16 or 17 within an accommodation setting or placement. Historically, the supported accommodation...

The beginning of 2024 has seen some fundamental changes in the services that pharmacies provide and who provides them. There have been three big headlines: 1 – The introduction of the Pharmacy...

In our latest report covering CQC’s troublesome Single Assessment Framework, we invited former inspector and registration assessor for CQC, Simon Cavadino to give his thoughts on why the new...

The subject of this blog relates to Ofsted’s legal obligations to disclose information to local authorities about enforcement action taken by it against children’s home providers and...

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (“the LTA 1927”) contains numerous provisions that relate to improvements and alterations carried out by tenants – including a right for a tenant (under...

Recently one of our domiciliary care clients received an Order from the Tribunal allowing its appeal in respect of a Care Quality Commission decision to cancel its provider registration. CQC had...

This week, I have been reflecting upon my experiences using the CQC Portal with a provider client. Anecdotally I was aware of the very real limitations of the portal but this has been my first...

t is growing increasingly hard to ignore the impact of climate change from warmer and wetter winters to dramatic heatwaves in the summer. Issues with flooding and intense weather extremes are...