Our guidance explains how care providers can meet this requirement, which is one of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Its intention is to prevent people from receiving unsafe care and treatment and prevent avoidable harm or risk of harm.
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Introduction The Health and Social Care Act 2008 requires all providers of ‘regulated activities’ in England to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and to comply with the ...
The authority should take account of information standards published by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
2. The code of practice The list below is the code of practice for all providers of healthcare and adult social care on the prevention of infections for the purposes of s.21 of the H&SCA 2008.
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 is an extensive legislative document. However, the act is broken up into different regulations which assist with safeguarding in care homes. Each of the regulations fits into the CQC’s broader care quality assessment, including their five Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOE).
These CQC regulations help ensure that care providers deliver safe, effective, and high-quality services with compassion. In this blog post, we will cover the full list of CQC regulations and what they mean to care providers. Here is a full list of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 4: Requirements where the service provider is an individual ...
The regulations The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (the 2014 Regulations) places a duty on NHS providers not to appoint a person or allow a person to continue to be an executive director or equivalent or a non-executive director (NED) under given circumstances.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 20(1) to (5A), 35, 86(2) and (4), 87(1) and (2) and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Learn about the Health and Social Care Standards UK, covering key principles, regulations, and best practices to ensure quality care and support.
This document sets out the Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections, under The Health and Social Care Act 2008.1 It will apply to registered providers of all healthcare and adult social care in England. The Code of Practice (Part 2) sets out the 10 criteria against which the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will judge a registered provider on how it complies with the ...
These Regulations, which are to come into force on 1st April 2010, are made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“the Act”) and prescribe the kinds of activities that will be regulated activities for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act, and the requirements that will apply in relation to the way in which those activities are carried on. Part 1 of the Act establishes the Care Quality ...
Procedures guide workers through handling complaints respectfully, documenting accurately, and ensuring resolution. Managing Infections Legislation like The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 requires organisations to maintain infection prevention and control.
In UK health and social care, policies act as formal guides for behaviour, decision-making, and professional practice. They clarify legal requirements and lay down what is acceptable and what is not. Every care organisation, from the largest NHS Trust to a small residential care home, uses policies to guide daily practice. What is a Policy? A policy is an official written statement. It ...
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 deal with the fit and proper persons test and the duty of candour which came into force in November 2014 and with fundamental standards which came into force on 1 April 2015. This briefing includes an updated version of our earlier advice on the fit and proper persons test and the duty of candour and provides guidance ...
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Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 9 The intention of this regulation is to make sure that people using a service have care or treatment that is personalised specifically for them.
