Author Archives: Isla Thompson
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Diary of a CQC assessment: Stage three – Preparation for the onsite visit
Selecting people to be interviewed for the on-site visit was an area where attention was needed both in terms of selecting key stakeholders to participate, while keeping those not directly involved updated. In our case, the number of days and content of each day for the visit changed regularly – I suspect it will be […]
30 June 2024
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Diary of a CQC assessment: Stage five & six – Reflection, feedback, initial findings and discussion
Stage 5 – reflection and feedback This stage was a moment for collective reflection (and a thank you) that I had built into the schedule at the end of the on-site week, which is entirely discretionary, but very much something I felt was right to do without really knowing if it would work to […]
30 June 2024
ADASS responds to consultation on staff COVID-19 vaccines in adult care homes
In response to the Government’s announcement of a consultation on staff vaccination in adult care homes, James Bullion, ADASS President, said: “The vaccination programme represents a major step forward in the fight against Covid-19, particularly in residential settings such as care homes. “It is important to acknowledge that significant progress has been made towards keeping […]
30 June 2024
Statements
ADASS responds to PM’s announcement on adult social care reform plans and funding
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (07/09/21) set out the government’s vision for the future of adult social care. Following today’s announcement, Stephen Chandler, ADASS President, said: “We have waited a quarter of a century for a government to deliver on the promise of sustainable funding and reform of adult social care. This welcome announcement feels […]
30 June 2024
ADASS responds to the LGSCO Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2021
Today, Wednesday 29 September, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) published its Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints, painting a stark and challenging picture of the state of the Adult Social Care sector. Responding to the LGSCO’s annual report, Stephen Chandler, ADASS President, said: ‘Whenever older and disabled people, carers and families do not […]
30 June 2024
ADASS responds to new Skills for Care report on the economic contribution of adult social care
Social services directors have welcomed research for Skills for Care showing that adult social care now contributes more than £50bn to the economy in England and has continued to grow strongly through the pandemic. Stephen Chandler, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, said: “Far from being a burden on the economy, […]
30 June 2024
Blog
Diary of a CQC assessment: Stage four – The onsite visit
The on-site visit lasted two intensive days with two days further for Teams interviews and there were up to three sets of interviews running each day. One point of note is that even after the on-site had ended and virtual meetings completed there were a number of follow up e-mails with information requests that arose […]
30 June 2024
Statements
ADASS responds to funding to help with retention and recruitment of the adult social care workforce
Responding to the announcement of £162.5 million in funding to help with retention and recruitment of the adult social care workforce, Cathie Williams, Chief Executive of ADASS said: In the run up to what promises to be an incredibly difficult winter, it is important to know that we set out to Government the need for […]
30 June 2024
Statements
ADASS responds to the State of Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England Report
Responding to the State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report, Cathie Williams, ADASS Chief Executive said: “Working in social care or social work is incredibly rewarding, skilled and essential, however low pay, high turnover and alarming vacancy rates were all too common in the adult care workforce before the onset […]
30 June 2024
Statements
ADASS responds to the Spending Review 2021
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget and spending review, ADASS vice-president Sarah McClinton said: “It is deeply disappointing that the Chancellor failed to recognise the crisis in social care that is already upon us and will now only deepen this winter. “We are facing a perfect storm, with care staff quitting, family carers reaching breaking point, […]
30 June 2024