RNHA
Registered Nursing Home Association
CQC consultation on new registration standards guidance
The guidance focuses on what constitutes a positive outcome for a person receiving care and what providers of services should be doing to achieve that outcome.
The criteria published in the guidance will be used by CQC to decide whether a particular service provider should be registered, whether that provider’s registration should be maintained, and whether further action is needed by CQC in respect of any deficiencies it has identified.
The CQC is now seeking feedback on the proposed guidance and is asking whether the guidance reflects what should be expected of a safe, quality health or adult social care service. Consultation closes on 24th August 2009.
Click here to access the CQC consultation documents.
The RNHA has now responded formally to the consultation, warning that the draft guidance prepared by CQC on compliance criteria may add to the further dilution of the role played by nurses in the care of older people. Click here to view the RNHA response in full.
