CQC's Provider Engagement Strategy
CQC is developing a new Provider Engagement Strategy, we
want to make sure it supports the best possible engagement and communication
with providers and would like your help in doing this. If you have a spare 5
minutes we would greatly appreciate it if you could complete this short survey
to help us understand what you value in CQC engagement and communication. The
survey will close on the 31st May.
Mythbusters and tips
You can find our updated mythbusters and tips for general practice and dentistry by following the links. They are designed to help providers with the CQC inspection process and share agreed guidance and best practice.
Reminder - General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect on 25
May 2018 and will replace the current Data Protection Act 1998.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are publishing general guidance
on GDPR. This is being supplemented by guidance for
health and social care which is being produced by the Information
Governance Alliance and published by NHS Digital. They have recently added a
guidance note for GPs.
Other news
The Royal College of General Practitioners have published new guidance on online consultations for patients and practices. The guidance includes a list of questions for patients, GPs and commissioners to consider before using or utilising online general practice services:
Upcoming events
We attend a range of conferences and events throughout the year. Our upcoming events are listed below, and you can find out more on our website.
- RCN Congress - 12-16 May, Belfast
- Alzheimer's Show - 8-9 June, London
- Confed18 - 13-14 June, Manchester
- Health+Care - 27-28 June, London
- Patient Safety Congress - 9-10 July, Manchester
Follow us on Twitter!
Follow @CQCProf on Twitter to get regular updates about the work we are doing with professionals and provider organisations in England.
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