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- Feb 10
- 3 min
CQC compliance audit in care homes, domiciliary care and supported living services
CQC compliance is typically described as adhering to obligations derived from applicable laws, regulations, values, sanctions, ethics,...
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Will your policies and procedures comply with the requirements of the new CQC Quality Statements and
I was having a look the other day at the number of blogs I have done, and much to my surprise I have now written over 300 on various...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Are you ready for the new CQC Inspection Regime (Quality Statements)
Following the announcement that the CQC will be carrying out new inspections of adult social care services from January 2023. I have no...
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- Oct 27, 2022
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Why have the number of CQC inspections fallen dramatically
In the coming year the CQC will be embarking on its new single regulatory model based upon ‘quality statements’. Signalling a new drive...
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- May 30, 2022
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Understanding the difference between policies, procedures, protocols, and guidance, PPPGs
It is now over two years since I wrote the blog on ‘understanding the difference between policies, procedures, protocols, and guidance,...
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- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
Are you paying too much for your policies and procedures?
A quality management documentation system (policies and procedures) is key to the operation of any social care service. Indeed, the...
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- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Preparing for a CQC Inspection
As a former manager of a social care inspection team, I am fully aware of the anxiety that a manager may feel about a forthcoming...
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- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Bettal success in supporting homecare providers to achieve registration
This year we have seen here at Bettal Quality Consultancy a rapid increase in the number of potential homecare providers seeking our...
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- Aug 27, 2021
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Bettal’s overwhelming success in supporting homecare providers to achieve registration
Bettal Quality Consultancy has a record of providing quality management systems (policies and procedures) to the social care sector for...
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- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
The registered manager's dilemma – What records to keep?
I had cause this week to review the Bettal Quality Consultancy policy on records, as part of our updating service to our customers. As is...
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- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
CQC Outstanding Rating for Bettal Customer
Huge congratulations to B&M Care on the achievement of Outstanding CQC Ratings for 3 of their care homes. “B&M Care have used the Bettal...
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- Oct 23, 2019
- 3 min
The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/19
This latest report by CQC on the state of adult social care in England highlights the ongoing challenges of an industry in decline. The...
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- Aug 21, 2019
- 3 min
The CQC recognise the importance of technology in social care services
According to the Care Quality Commission the use of technology in health and care services is growing in importance. It is claimed that...
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- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Covert administration of medicines should be last resort
It is important that staff who provide social care services understand that every person has the right to refuse their medicine, even if...
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- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
Prevention of Service Users Choking
Given the risk of choking to service users how can services ensure the risk be best managed? Assessment When a service user is admitted...
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- Jun 5, 2019
- 4 min
What does it take to gain an outstanding rating form the CQC?
There will be many social care service managers out there working towards what they believe will be an outstanding grading from the CQC....
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- Oct 20, 2018
- 3 min
CQC receives award to encourage innovation
CQC says this draws on our long-standing commitment to co-production and learning from providers, while upholding people’s right to safe,...
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- Jul 11, 2018
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The CQC calls for more health and social care funding, commissioning & regulation
Sir David Behan, Chief Executive of CQC, said: “Our findings show the urgent necessity for real change. A system designed in 1948 can no...
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- Jun 13, 2018
- 4 min
CQC Driving Improvement Report
Andrea Sutcliffe Chief Inspector of the CQC has stated that their work is guided by a simple principle – is this a service I would be...
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