POLICY, REGULATION & COMPLIANCE ARTICLES

Jayne Connery of Care Campaign for the Vulnerable (CCFTV) explains why the CQC must regulate for proactive, consent-led safety monitoring in care homes

Aligning compliance with real human support makes a lasting difference in a sector where trust and consistency are crucial. Here, Sinead Finnerty, head of brand and digital marketing at Beaucare, explains how taking a people-first approach to compliance ensures safe, consistent care

Specialist cleaning and compliance tasks can help to ensure that your home’s air and water supplies are as safe and healthy as possible. Gary Nicholls, MD of duct cleaning and Legionella risk expert Swiftclean, explains why air and water compliance is essential to laundry and cleaning routines, as well as to protect clients, visitors, and staff

Liz Jones, policy director of the National Care Forum, outlines the immediate action and direction of travel the new government should be taking to reinforce its commitment to building a sustainable social care system for the future

While a daunting prospect, CQC ratings can be successfully challenged by providers if they do so in a reasonable, proportionate, and evidence-based way, as Laura Hannah, partner in the regulatory department at law firm Stephensons, explains

With the current planning system frequently held responsible for the current under-supply of care homes, Ben Pope, associate director of planning and design consultancy Boyer, discusses the likely impact of the proposed new National Planning Policy Framework

The noise around recent key policy and fiscal events – the King’s Speech, the Autumn Statement, the recent Cabinet reshuffle – has masked the deafening silence from the government on the urgency of social care reform. With a general election on the horizon, Liz Jones, policy director of the National Care Forum, outlines what the sector requires – and expects – from a future government