| 'Sign up to user research - Help shape the future of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Regulations Service' The AI and Digital Regulations Serviceis looking for adopters and developers of AI and digital technologies to test new content on its website, such as blogs and case studies. Register your interest to get involved. The AI and Digital Regulations Service supports the development and widespread adoption of safe, innovative, value-adding technologies in health and social care. It aims to optimise care and improve outcomes across the system. Two people having a conversation in front on microphones, with a large microphone and headphones in the background. Listen to the latest episode our podcast, CQC Connect. Looking back at the Smiling Matters progress report, published earlier this year, we talk to Dr David Shiers. His daughters experience in her residential home prompted his work to highlight the importance of oral health for people with a severe mental illness. David is joined by the manager of the home where his daughter now lives. We hear about an interesting example of how healthcare has been provided to care home residents in Salford, and also speak with dentistry, health, and adult social care colleagues from CQC. A photo of a pair of reading glasses resting upon an open notebook, beside a pen, and an open laptop. We've published our annual report on our work to enforce the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) in England. This report presents the key findings from our inspection and enforcement activity. 'Subscribe' spelt out using Scrabble pieces across an orange background, with a hand pressing a black button below the word. We now have a WhatsApp channel where we will be sharing the latest updates on our new regulatory approach. Please note that as WhatsApp Channels may not be available to all users yet we won't be posting content that hasn't already been shared by other means. Infographic: Four coloured circles with titles, each containing an (icon). L-R: Monitoring and review (tablet), Person-centred care (person), Learning, development, skills and competency (book), and Governance, regulation and accountability (building). Text frames the infographic: Guiding principles for delegated healthcare activities Delegated healthcare activities to social care workers have been happening for many years. It can enable people who draw on care and support to have more choice and control. This can mean a better experience of care, if the delegation is person-centred, safe and appropriate with the right training, guidance and support. The voluntary guiding principles, co-developed by Skills for Care with the Department of Health and Social Care and the care sector, explore delegated healthcare activities across 4 areas: Person-centred care Governance, regulation and accountability Learning, development, skills and competency Monitoring and reviewing The full guiding principles include easy read and accessible versions, plus videos and other supporting resources. To help gather sector feedback to make ongoing improvements and inform next steps, youre invited to undertake this short online survey. The survey will be open until January 2024 to give you time to review and use the principles before completing the survey. You can request a conversation with the researchers via telephone or video call if you would prefer. Or email your feedback to [email protected]. The CQC fees scheme for providers, which covers our costs of provider regulation, will not change next year in 2024/25. This means that, for many providers, fees will have remained the same for the last 5 years, unless they have changed their registration for example, by adding locations or service types. As in previous years, NHS trusts, NHS GPs and community social care providers may also see a change to their fees from April 2024 (up or down), as we update the variables (turnover, list size, number of people using the service) used to calculate their fees. Find out more about our fees scheme. Since there is no change to our fees scheme, we will not be consulting on fees for provider regulation this year. We are, however, currently consulting until 21 December 2023 on our proposal to charge fees to integrated care boards for our new role in assessing integrated care systems. James Bullion, interim Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care, gives his views on this years State of Care report. He also looks at our new responsibility to provide independent assurance to the public of the quality of care in their area by assessing local authorities and integrated care systems. Read more of Addressing health inequalities through local authority and integrated care system assessments blog. We have recently published a regulatory policy position on modern slavery and unethical international recruitment. In it, we make it clear that such practices are illegal and are incompatible with our values. Joyce Frederick, Director of Policy and Strategy, and Rebecca Bauers, Director for people with a learning disability and autistic people, have written a joint blog to introduce the policy position. GP Mythbuster 104, looking at cervical screening has recently been updated. You can read it on our website. GP Mythbuster 46, focusing on managing test results and clinical correspondence has also recently been updated. You can read it here. Safety factors surrounding effective communication throughout the pregnancy journey is a recent blog from the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations programme. The bloghighlights the safety factors surrounding effective communication. Identifying the factors that work well, highlighting where there are barriers to effective communication and recognising the work that is taking place to overcome them. |
