CQC announces new standards in adult social care
14:26 - 16/06/2010
CQC announces new standards in adult ...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that it is developing a new registration system and new standards which will come into force on 1st October 2010 under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
The CQC has vowed to work closely with the adult social care sector, on both a national and regional level, in developing the new system, and has already begun talks with stakeholders to discuss how it might work. They are also bringing forward all inspections that were due to take place between now and September. They are aiming to complete scheduled inspections of all services by the end of June.
Until 1st October, the CQC will continue to conduct inspections based on their current quality ratings system but from then onwards inspections will be conducted under the new model of regulation and will assess compliance with the new essential standards of quality and safety. Findings from these inspections will be published on their website, as with the old system.
Services will be required to re-register with the CQC under the new registration system, and the Commission may conduct further inspections if it requires additional information in order to assess the new application.
As well as developing the new standards, new registration system and new quality ratings scheme, the CQC is also overhauling its website to ensure that information about care services is clearer and better presented. It is hoped that this will help people to make informed decisions about the services they use and will also help councils that are commissioning services.
Cynthia Bower, CQC’s Chief Executive, said: “From 1st October, we will have new standards and a new registration system, so it makes sense to develop a new way to compare quality across adult social care services.
“We want to work with the sector to develop a fair and transparent system. We are very open to different ideas and will be calling on people to tell us how they think it should work. […] Our biggest priority right now is introducing the new registration system that, for the first time, will bring NHS, independent healthcare and adult social care under the same system of regulation. This is a big task and we want to make sure that it goes as smoothly as possible.”
We offer a wide range of health and social care courses which are mapped to National Standards and have links to NVQ Level 2. Head of Quality and Curriculum, Charlotte Potter, says: “Our training courses are reviewed on a regular basis and we always keep ourselves up to date with changes in legislation. When new standards are introduced we put the relevant courses through a rigorous review process to ensure that they satisfy the new requirements and are mapped to the latest standards. We have curriculum leads in key subject areas to further advise and oversee this process. Therefore clients can always be confident that our training courses reflect current policy and essential standards of quality and safety.”
To find out about any of our health and social care training courses please contact us today.
The CQC has vowed to work closely with the adult social care sector, on both a national and regional level, in developing the new system, and has already begun talks with stakeholders to discuss how it might work. They are also bringing forward all inspections that were due to take place between now and September. They are aiming to complete scheduled inspections of all services by the end of June.
Until 1st October, the CQC will continue to conduct inspections based on their current quality ratings system but from then onwards inspections will be conducted under the new model of regulation and will assess compliance with the new essential standards of quality and safety. Findings from these inspections will be published on their website, as with the old system.
Services will be required to re-register with the CQC under the new registration system, and the Commission may conduct further inspections if it requires additional information in order to assess the new application.
As well as developing the new standards, new registration system and new quality ratings scheme, the CQC is also overhauling its website to ensure that information about care services is clearer and better presented. It is hoped that this will help people to make informed decisions about the services they use and will also help councils that are commissioning services.
Cynthia Bower, CQC’s Chief Executive, said: “From 1st October, we will have new standards and a new registration system, so it makes sense to develop a new way to compare quality across adult social care services.
“We want to work with the sector to develop a fair and transparent system. We are very open to different ideas and will be calling on people to tell us how they think it should work. […] Our biggest priority right now is introducing the new registration system that, for the first time, will bring NHS, independent healthcare and adult social care under the same system of regulation. This is a big task and we want to make sure that it goes as smoothly as possible.”
We offer a wide range of health and social care courses which are mapped to National Standards and have links to NVQ Level 2. Head of Quality and Curriculum, Charlotte Potter, says: “Our training courses are reviewed on a regular basis and we always keep ourselves up to date with changes in legislation. When new standards are introduced we put the relevant courses through a rigorous review process to ensure that they satisfy the new requirements and are mapped to the latest standards. We have curriculum leads in key subject areas to further advise and oversee this process. Therefore clients can always be confident that our training courses reflect current policy and essential standards of quality and safety.”
To find out about any of our health and social care training courses please contact us today.
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