A leading union has warned of the risk of CQC inspectors becoming COVID-19 ‘super-spreaders’ after they were denied testing by the Government.
Care home leaders have called for mandatory testing after CQC inspectors reported COVID-19 symptoms.
Inspections
The CQC has outlined how it intends to regulate during the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.
In her latest exclusive column for CHP, Kate Terroni, CQC Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, addresses concerns raised by the recent discovery of duplicate material in inspection reports.
Almost 40 care homes are to be reinspected following the discovery that three advisers had provided duplicate material for inspection reports.
The Care Quality Commission’s annual expenditure in 2015/16 was £236 million, which was £13 million under its budget of £249 million for the financial year. Overall spending was higher than the prior year, largely driven
Helen McArdle Care, which operates 17 care homes in the North East of England, has earned its third Outstanding overall CQC rating
The Care Quality Commission has published 174 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across
National Care Association chairman Nadra Ahmed has questioned whether the current boundary between a Good and an Outstanding overall CQC
Care home operators may have to prove their financial stability as part of a CQC inspection, if plans suggested by
