CQC New Care Models: Information for providers

"The purpose of this Q&A is to provide advice and guidance to health and care organisations that already are, or thinking of becoming, involved in delivering a new care model. It talks through a number of common questions about regulatory considerations of new care models, and how CQC is aiming to support providers through this process."

New Care Models: Information for providers
CQC
July 2016

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People’s experiences of dementia care as they move between care homes and hospitals

"As the report makes clear, there are some examples of excellent care across hospitals and care homes in England. These are services that recognise that a personalised approach is the key to high-quality care for people living with dementia."

Cracks in the pathway: People’s experiences of dementia care as they move between care homes and hospitals
Care Quality Commission
October 2014

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Implementing the NHS five year forward view

"While the direction set by the Forward View has been broadly welcomed, it risks suffering the same fate as previous policy documents unless serious attention is given to the policy changes needed to support local leaders to make new care models a reality"

Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan
C Ham, R Murray

The King's Fund

February 2015

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Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: How can boards ensure a positive organisational culture?

"The paper has been written as a practical guide for board members in strengthening leadership and culture and in preparing for CQC inspections."

Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: How can boards ensure a positive organisational culture?
K Steward
The King's Fund
November 2014

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Framework for responding to CQC inspections of GP practices

"From October 2014, the CQC will begin to roll out their new inspection regime to inspect and rate every GP practice in England by April 2016. Practices will be inspected across five key questions, considering the extent to which they are safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led. They will be rated in one of four categories; outstanding; good; requires improvement; or inadequate."

Framework for responding to CQC inspections of GP practices
October 2014
Commissioning Operations, NHS England

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Fundamental standards for health and social care providers

"This document sets out our approach to introducing new fundamental standards, the Duty of Candour and the fit and proper persons requirement. It provides a combined response to three separate consultations recently carried out by the Department of Health:

• Introducing fundamental standards: consultation on proposals to change CQC registration regulations 
• Consultation on the fit and proper persons regulations 
• Introducing the statutory Duty of Candour" 

Consultation outcome: fundamental standards for health and social care providers
Department of Health
July 2014

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