B4 Flashcards
What is the CQC?
England – CQC (Care Quality Commission)
The CQC is responsible for monitoring and inspecting health services and adult social care services in England. It aims to ensure health and social care services deliver safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care.
Who does the CQC monitor and inspect?
NHS trust and independent hospitals
GP provision – GP practices, walk-in services and out-of-hours provision.
Clinics (Family planning, slimming, GP and hospital clinics)
Dentists
Residential/ Nursing homes
Domiciliary or home care services
Community care provision- Day centres, other community support, for people with physical, social, mental health problems or learning disability
Mental health provision-Including for the detained, for people whose rights are restricted under mental health act 2007, those in voluntary hospital/ community care
Accommodation for substance misuse patients
All service providers (Individual, partnership, organisation) must register with CQC
What is National institute for health and clinical excellence?
Following the health and social care act (2012), National institute for health and clinical excellence (NICE) was renamed National institute for health and social care excellence (NICE), reflects change in responsibility to social care.
What may NICE provide?
Guidance on treatments to people with specific conditions and diseases such as cancer or diabetes
Evaluation on effectivity and safety of procedures
Guidance about use of specific health technologies and procedures, existing medicines, treatments, procedures.
Assessment of cost and effectiveness of treatments
Recommendations about best practice based on most recent research
Support for health promotion campaign and health living advice.
Who may use NICE recommendations?
NICE recommendations are for use of NHS practitioners, local authorities, and any government financed organisations who provide health and social care services
Aims to provide smoother transition for service users moving from health to social care services and children’s services to adult social services. NICE has jurisdiction in England and Wales due to making national recommendations, providing consistent approaches to service users based on where they live
What is Public Health England?
Sponsored by department of health and social care that was set up in 1 April 2013, following implementation of health and social care act 2012, aim to protect and improve public health and wellbeing of all people in England and reduce health inequalities. Focus of all Public Health organisations is protection and improvement of the health of a community or population
What measures may PHE use?
Health promotion programmes to improve nation’s health, spread awareness
Research projects to expand knowledge of Public Health issues
Measures to protect nation’s health when threatened
An example of a Public Health England campaign is the 2015 stay well this winter campaign
What is Ofsted?
Office for standards in education, children’s service and skills, regulates and inspects services that educate children, young people and adults or care through children
What may Ofsted inspect and regulate?
Inspects:
State funded schools and colleges, some independent providers
* Adult education providers
* Initial teacher education
* Many teacher agencies who provide workplace training (Apprenticeship education and training)
* Education services in prisons and armed forces
Regulates and inspects care provision of children and young people:
* Nurseries, pre-schools, child minders
* Fostering and adoption agencies
* Children residential care settings
What may Ofsted make judgements relating to?
Makes judgements relating to:
* Quality of leadership and management
* Quality of teaching, learning, assessment
* Personal development, behaviour, welfare
