CONSULTATIONS
We would really appreciate it if you could spare some time to respond to consultations we are currently running. All have significant implications for how we carry out our role of protecting the public.
Response from Croydon Healthwatch Pathfinder to the Consultation on Allocation Options for distribution of additional funding to local.
To see the full response to the Consultation on Allocation Options for distribution of additional funding to local authorities for: Local Healthwatch, NHS Complaints Advocacy, PCT Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, click on link below.
Consultation Response from Croydon Shadow Healthwatch LINK
CQC launch consultation on how they regulate
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced a consultation on changes to the way it regulates. The CQC has said that services will be inspected more often, with most social care services, independent healthcare services, NHS acute hospitals and NHS ambulance trusts being inspected at least once a year. Inspections will also be more targeted and where providers are found not to be meeting their legal requirements, swift action will follow.
Following its annual review of the work of the CQC, the House of Commons Health Select Committee concluded that there had been a distortion of the work of the regulator from its core function of inspection "towards the essentially administrative task of registration." The committee found the primary cause of this distortion had been "the unrealistic statutory obligations imposed on the CQC."
The CQC has stated that it is seeking to simplify and strengthen its regulatory model to reflect a focus on monitoring and inspecting.
Croydon Healthwatch Pathfinder will comment on proposed changes to the CQC’s judgment framework and enforcement policy. If you would like to contribute to our response please click on links below where you will find the full consultation documents. Send your responses to localvoices@croydonlink.org.uk or post them to (Use Freepost Address).
Judgement Framework and enforcement policy consultation
Quick Guide Judgement Framework and enforcement policy consultation
Judgement Framework and enforcement policy consultation easy to read
Judgement Framework and enforcement policy consultation feedback form
Question sheet Judgement Framework and enforcement policy easy to read
Developing the new NHS Provider Licence: A Framework Document
This document marks the start of an initial engagement process to involve our stakeholders in developing our thinking on a key element of our proposed future role. The proposals for this role are set out in the Health and Social Care Bill which is currently being debated by Parliament.
Our main duty will be to protect and promote the interests of patients and service users and I am personally committed to making sure that this drives everything that we do.
If the Bill is approved by Parliament, we will need to license providers of NHS services relatively quickly - by October 2012 for foundation trusts and April 2013 for other providers, based on current timetables. We would conduct a statutory consultation on the proposals for our provider licence once the Bill becomes law.
However, to maximise the opportunity for all our stakeholders to contribute to our thinking, this framework document starts an initial engagement process. Our aim is to share our early working proposals for your scrutiny and review, publishing documents that outline our proposed approach. We will listen to your responses and use them to inform our development work. There is no intention to anticipate or pre-empt Parliament’s role and authority in relation to the Bill. In fact, we hope that this document might contribute to a better understanding of the implications as it is debated.
Licensing providers would be integral both to Monitor’s proposed new role, and to its existing role as independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts. The licence would be the mechanism which enables Monitor to undertake its main functions as set out in the Bill, including:
Licensing providers would be integral both to Monitor’s proposed new role, and to its existing role as independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts. The licence would be the mechanism which enables Monitor to undertake its main functions as set out in the Bill, including:
· regulating prices;
· enabling integration and protecting against anti-competitive behaviour;
· supporting service continuity; and
· continuing our current regulation of NHS foundation trust for a transitional period
There is more information on our proposed role here on the Monitor website.