I am concerned at Michele Hanson’s article (How will care domestic inspections get any better with this weedy modern system?,28 September). I welcome debate and constructive criticism – we can and will improve our approach. But she makes a number of sweeping statements regarding CQC’s adult social care inspection regime which are unbalanced and unfounded.
Thursday 1 October marks a year since we launched a brand modern regulatory system for monitoring, inspecting and rating all adult social care services across England. This addressed many of the problems previously identified that our inspections were insufficiently thorough. It is a requirement for anyone expressing an interest in fitting an inspector to be able to evidence appropriate knowledge, and skills and background in health and social care. Inspectors undertake a comprehensive induction,have ongoing learning and development opportunities and are supported by a management system that assures the quality of their work. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com