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Podcast: Complex hospital discharges
In this episode, healthcare advisory partner Sophie Bowes provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to managing complex hospital discharges. She explores the discharge to assess model, the importance of robust internal discharge policies, escalation procedures for delayed discharges, and recent legal cases that shape best practice. Learn how to ensure safe, timely patient discharges, avoid common pitfalls, and protect your organisation from legal challenges.
Department of Health and Social Care issues draft Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training
In June 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care issued a draft Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training
Addressing COVID-19 challenges in social care: legal insights and best practices
This article explores recent cases related to COVID-19 and their implications on disability discrimination, mask and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and whistleblowing.
Inspections get transparent
The Care Quality Commission’s new single assessment framework is getting underway and private healthcare providers are wondering what it means for them.
A new CQC fundamental standard: Visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 introduce us to a new Fundamental Standard of Care with effect from 6 April 2024 – Regulation 9A is entitled “Visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices”
Navigating change: What does the CQC’s new single assessment framework mean for providers?
The CQC is changing the way it inspects and reports on services, but what are the evidence requirements for providers and what areas of the current system will remain the same?
Young autistic people still dying despite coroner warnings over care
The BBC have conducted an investigation into the deaths of over 4,000 autistic people over the last 10 years.
Are you ready for employment claims?
Anyone who has been involved in litigation understands that it can be stressful, time-consuming and expensive, even if you have a good case. Julia Gray discusses three ways to put yourself in the best possible position to defend an employment tribunal claim.
Are you prepared for new CQC inspections?
Social care partner Philippa Doyle explains how to get the best outcome from CQC's new monitoring phone calls.
Social Care Newsbrief autumn 2021
Read the autumn 2021 Social Care Newsbrief.
CQC Key lines of enquiry
Key Lines of enquiry, prompts and ratings characteristics for adult social care services
CQC Notifications and how to challenge a fixed penalty notice
All providers are used to making safeguarding referrals to their Local Authority, but do you always make a referral to the CQC too?
Do you know what a good inspection looks like?
Hopefully the vast majority of inspections will follow that process but if Providers find themselves in a situation very different to that described here, it is important to report that back through the CQC complaints process and via the Factual Accuracy Challenge.
CQC – who regulates the regulator?
CQC – who regulates the regulator? It was disappointing to read in the press that the CQC has found that dozens of its reports are flawed.