Insights and Guidance - Page 6

We were instructed by a company whose application for registration as a provider of a children’s home had been refused. Ofsted relied on alleged breaches of Regulation 13 (The leadership and...

Determining when a medical practitioner’s practise is covered by practising privilege is essential to avoid committing a criminal offence under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Failing to...

On 20th October 2022, Neil Grant and Martin Philip attended the CMM Insight Care Association Conference in Wokingham. The day included presentations from high-level sector representatives, along...

I dealt with a case recently where CQC had refused the application of an organisation to be the provider of a care home solely on the basis of a single regulation: Regulation 5 of the Fundamental...

On the 16th and 17th of October, members from the Gordons Partnership Healthcare Regulation team will attend the Pharmacy Show at NEC Birmingham. We will have a stand in Hall 4, stand D12, and we...

Neil Grant was recently featured in the Caring UK September 2022, speaking about recent CQC updates relating to compliance issues. Please view the article below. Alternatively, to read the entire...

It is always helpful for providers to keep an eye out for reports of recent CQC enforcement action in order to help identify trends and to learn from other providers. Looking back over this...

Neil Grant, Partner and Health and Social Care Lawyer, recently joined Care Home Management podcast host Alan Rustad, alongside Conor Shaw, from Bizimply, and David Beattie, of Care Ideals, to...

Neil Grant, Partner and Health and Social Care Lawyer, recently had an article published in Care Commentary. The article titled “Adult social care funding reforms” reviews the four key...

Providers can sometimes be reluctant to dispute CQC’s inspection findings out of an imagined fear that it will lead to some form of retribution. Others may take the view there is little point in...