Transcript Health and Social Care Bill

Health and Social Care Bill
• Completed Houses of Parliament
• The Act will be introduced in April 2009 but fully
implemented in April 2010
• Chairman has been announced – Baroness Young
of Scone who was previously Chief Executive of
Environment Agency and the Chief Executive
Cynthia Bower previously Chief Executive of NHS
West Midlands .
Health and Social care Bill
• Establishes a new system of health and social
care regulation
• Combines Health Care Commission, Mental
Health Commission and CSCI as Care
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Health and Social Care Bill;
• Regulation will set Conditions of Registration
• The Act requires the Conditions of
Registration to be set by regulation and the
Care Quality Commission to issue guidance to
inform providers how to meet the conditions
having consulted with stakeholders and the
Department of Health.
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• The same conditions will apply to and NHS
hospital, an independent hospital and a care
home. Proportionality will we believe be spelt
out in the guidance.
• The Bill is an enabling document. The detail
will be in the regulation.
• The Department of Health has consulted
about 18 proposed conditions of
registration:
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The proposed conditions are:
1. Making sure people get the care and treatment
that meet their needs safely and effectively
2. Safeguarding people when they are vulnerable
3. Managing cleanliness, hygiene and infection control
4. Managing medicines safely
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5. Making sure people get the nourishment they
need
6.Making sure people get care and treatment in
safe, suitable places which support their
independence, privacy and personal dignity
7. Using equipment that is safe and suitable for
people’s care and treatment and supports
people’s independence, privacy and personal
dignity.
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8.Involving people in making informed decisions
about their care and treatment
9.Getting people’s ongoing agreement to care
and treatment
10.Responding to people’s comments and
complaints
11.Supporting people to be independent
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12. Respecting people and their families and
carers
13. Having arrangements for risk
management, quality assurance and
clinical governance
14. Keeping records of the provision of
care and treatment
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15. Checking that workers are safe and
competent to give people the care and
treatment they need
16. Having enough competent staff to give
people the care and treatment they need
17. Supporting workers to give people the
care and treatment they need
18. Working effectively with other services
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Information available on the Department of Health website:
www.dh.gov.uk/
Other information on the Commission
for Social Care Inspection website