CQC launches consultation on social care excellence award
14:48 - 24/05/2011
CQC launches consultation on social c...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has begun consultation on a new award for excellence in adult social care services.
The new voluntary award for England will be launched in April 2012 and will be delivered by third party organisations under licence to the regulator. Plans for the award were announced in February and the scheme was put out to tender for third parties in March.
The consultation, launched last month, will run until 1st August 2011. It questions whether people are in agreement with the definition of excellence developed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and what sort of evidence should be gathered to demonstrate excellence.
The consultation document also asks whether there should be a pre-screening process for providers, how long the award should remain valid for and what under what circumstances should the award be revoked. People may respond to the consultation online, by e-mail or by post.
Cynthia Bower, Chief Executive of the CQC, said: “Many social care services work tirelessly day in, day out to provide the very best of care. That dedication should be recognised and people who are looking for care, either for themselves or for their loved ones, should have a way to identify these excellent providers.
“It’s important that we take in the view of people who use social care services, providers and commissioners on what they think excellent care should look like and how a service applying for the scheme should be measured and judged. I would strongly urge everyone to give us their views and help us shape the scheme.”
The excellence award will be open to all social care providers that offer regulated services, including care homes, domiciliary care organisations, supported living and Share Lives services. When a provider obtains the award it will be published on the CQC website alongside their profile and will demonstrate their compliance with the CQC’s essential standards of quality and safety.
First Response Training offers a wide range of training courses specially developed for the care sector and mapped to CQC requirements and the revised Skills for Care Common Induction Standards.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “It is fantastic that an award is to be introduced which recognises the great work and fantastic achievements of excellent care providers. Too often the focus is on the negative cases and incidents of poor care which make headlines. While these are very serious and should never be dismissed, it is also important to celebrate those providers who are providing top quality care and this award will do just that and highlight the valuable work carried out by the social care sector.
“Top quality care begins with proper training. Staff who have received a comprehensive induction in accordance with the Common Induction Standards and who continue to receive further training and professional development will help a good provider to become excellent and be able to offer top quality care to all service users, all of the time.”
For more information on their bespoke care training services and the FRT Common Induction Programme, call First Response today on freephone 0800 310 2300.
The new voluntary award for England will be launched in April 2012 and will be delivered by third party organisations under licence to the regulator. Plans for the award were announced in February and the scheme was put out to tender for third parties in March.
The consultation, launched last month, will run until 1st August 2011. It questions whether people are in agreement with the definition of excellence developed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and what sort of evidence should be gathered to demonstrate excellence.
The consultation document also asks whether there should be a pre-screening process for providers, how long the award should remain valid for and what under what circumstances should the award be revoked. People may respond to the consultation online, by e-mail or by post.
Cynthia Bower, Chief Executive of the CQC, said: “Many social care services work tirelessly day in, day out to provide the very best of care. That dedication should be recognised and people who are looking for care, either for themselves or for their loved ones, should have a way to identify these excellent providers.
“It’s important that we take in the view of people who use social care services, providers and commissioners on what they think excellent care should look like and how a service applying for the scheme should be measured and judged. I would strongly urge everyone to give us their views and help us shape the scheme.”
The excellence award will be open to all social care providers that offer regulated services, including care homes, domiciliary care organisations, supported living and Share Lives services. When a provider obtains the award it will be published on the CQC website alongside their profile and will demonstrate their compliance with the CQC’s essential standards of quality and safety.
First Response Training offers a wide range of training courses specially developed for the care sector and mapped to CQC requirements and the revised Skills for Care Common Induction Standards.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “It is fantastic that an award is to be introduced which recognises the great work and fantastic achievements of excellent care providers. Too often the focus is on the negative cases and incidents of poor care which make headlines. While these are very serious and should never be dismissed, it is also important to celebrate those providers who are providing top quality care and this award will do just that and highlight the valuable work carried out by the social care sector.
“Top quality care begins with proper training. Staff who have received a comprehensive induction in accordance with the Common Induction Standards and who continue to receive further training and professional development will help a good provider to become excellent and be able to offer top quality care to all service users, all of the time.”
For more information on their bespoke care training services and the FRT Common Induction Programme, call First Response today on freephone 0800 310 2300.
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