Reminder: Have your say in CQC's annual provider survey
Our annual survey is now open to all providers across the country and is your chance to tell us what you think about our approach to regulation. You can take part in the online survey here which will close on Thursday 2 February 2017.
The survey has 15 questions and should take no more than 10
minutes to complete. Please remember to press ‘Finish’ on the questionnaire to submit your response before you close it. Your feedback will remain anonymous and we will share the findings back with you in the spring.
New Mental Health brief guides
Our brief guides are used by inspection teams when they are looking at services.The following are now available on our website:
- Waiting times for community child and adolescent mental health services
- The use of blanket restrictions in mental health wards
- Smokefree policies in mental health inpatient services
New models of care registration guidance
We've published a Registration
update for vanguards and other new care models. This update is intended
for providers who are, or who are considering, providing new care models.
We would welcome comments on the document, particularly from
anyone who is aware of any issues not considered that should be, or who is
developing any proposals where they feel that this guidance does not answer
their questions about registration with CQC – please contact us via enquiries-newmodelsofcare@cqc.org.uk
CQC to review CAMHS nationally
Prime Minister Theresa May announced earlier this month that CQC would be leading a major thematic review of children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) across the country to identify what is working well and what is not.
CQC will take forward this work in discussion with other agencies and inspectorates, and expects to report on its findings in 2017/18. Read more here.
Your views please – proposals
for our next phase of regulation
We are now consulting on proposals for our next phase of regulation
(closes 14 February 2017). This includes proposals for how we will
regulate new and complex types of providers plus changes to our assessment
frameworks and KLOEs and specific proposals for how we will regulate NHS
trusts in future. You can read and respond to the consultation online.
We are also consulting jointly with NHS Improvement on our shared
approach to leadership and use of resources in NHS trusts, and would encourage
NHS trusts to read both consultation documents before responding. Please visit here
for more information.
Other news
Payment of fees by direct debit
CQC offers the option for
providers to pay their annual fees by direct debit which means most providers can choose to spread the cost over the course of a year. This is the most secure way
to pay and allows payment to be collected over 10 months in equal instalments. To find our more, visit our website here.
Events
CQC will be exhibiting at the National Council for Palliative Care, Dying Matters launch on 1 February and The Kings Fund: Governance and accountability in new care models on 8 February.
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