The integration of technology into home care is far from realised
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- Feb 13
- 3 min
Responding to noncompliance in CQC Inspection Report in care homes, domiciliary care and supported l
Readers of my recent articles will; be aware that I have covered topics on the understanding internal audits and the carrying out of an...
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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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- Jan 31
- 3 min
Understanding the purpose and benefits of auditing in care homes, domiciliary care and supported liv
The aim of social care is to improve, or maintain, the quality of peoples’ lives, and their wellbeing, by providing quality of care that...
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- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Demand for social care continues to outstrip availability
The state of social care in England has “never been so bad”, the country’s leading social services chief has said, with half a million...
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- May 30, 2022
- 3 min
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 26, 2022
- 3 min
Demand for homecare set to outstrip care home placements
The impact of Covid continues to have severe consequences for care homes. According to a new report from care introductory agency, Elder,...
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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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- 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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- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Care homes urging the government to fast track visas of foreign workers
It is crunch time for social care providers in trying to encourage their staff to have the vaccine by September 16th so they are fully...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Adapting new ways to achieve home care growth during the pandemic
Among all the doom and gloom, we have all experienced during the pandemic it was good to hear that some providers have adapted new ways...
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- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
Domiciliary care for vulnerable dental patients
I read with some interest an article by Debbie Ganguli domiciliary care dentist describing the challenges faced by dentists when...
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
The government fails to stockpile personal protective clothing
The availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care staff both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic has become...
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- Nov 19, 2019
- 4 min
Is there sufficient information available on infection control for domiciliary care providers?
This week I carried out a search of the internet to see what advice there is available on the prevention and control of infection 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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- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
Elderly prefer to live in own home
Despite the loneliness most elderly people would prefer to live in their own homes. Much has been written about the scourge of loneliness...
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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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