UNIT 2: Learning aim B, What are the organisations that regulate & inspect service providers?

Question 1

Examples of regulatory bodies in England

Answer 1

1.The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
2.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
3.Public Health England (UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 1st Oct 2021)
4.Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (OFSTED)

Question 2

CQC

Answer 2

Register care providers
Monitor, inspect and rate services
Take action, including legal action, to protect service users.
Be an independent voice publishing regional and national views of health and social care

What do CQC inspections cover?

Is it safe?
Is it effective?
Is it caring?
Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Is it well led?

Question 3

NICE

Answer 3

Produce evidence-based guidance and advice for service providers
Develop quality standards and performance measurements for organisations which provide and commission health, public health and social care services.
Provide a range of information services.

Ways NICE provides guidance about standards in care:

Advises on safety and effectiveness of medications, treatments and services, covering:
Conditions and diseases, e.g cancer, diabetes
Lifestyle and well being , e.g sexual health.
Population groups e.g prison population and offenders.
Service delivery, organisation and staffing e.g patient experiences in adult NHS services.
Settings such as when patients move from hospitals to community care settings.

Question 4

PHE

Answer 4

Work as part of regional and local health systems to reduce health inequalities.
Protect the health of people in England.
Share information and expertise to make improvements in the public’s health.
Carry out research.

Question 5

OFSTED

Answer 5

Independent impartial, reporting directly to Parliament.
Achieve excellence by inspecting childcare, adoption and fostering agencies, and initial teacher training.
Publishes reports of its findings to help improve quality and inform policy.
It also regulates early years

Question 6

Describe how service providers are supported after an inspection.

Answer 6

To support care providers, the regulators
publish a clear guidance that outlines what they expect to see.
publishes a report after the inspection.
grade the care provision according to the care provided.