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This page was last updated at 13:00 on Thursday 10th October 2024
Updated: CQC regulatory changes and updates
Public Health messages.
Winter preparedness letters sent out to Care Home managers and Home Care providers to ensure staff are prepared and confident in supporting vulnerable individuals to protect their health and wellbeing during winter.
The letters include cold weather plans and useful information and resources for staff, including winter posters and leaflets.
The content of the letters is based on national guidance produced by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Care home
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Home care
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Winter
leaflets/posters
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) would like to hear about your experience of being a provider around the service you receive. Your feedback is important, because it helps YAS to understand where they can make improvements and where they are providing a good service.
Updates have been made to the Respiratory Illness pack for Care Homes/WAA homes 2023-24 these are.
- The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) number has recently changed to one single number for both in hours and out of hours
0300 303 0234 which we have updated on the documents.
- We also want to remind home managers about the antiviral flu stock that is ringfenced specifically for care homes at ASDA Pharmacy, Killingbeck, to help ensure that residents start treatment if required within 48 hours.
Although many community pharmacies more local to you can access stock quickly, you have the option to send prescriptions directly to ASDA Killingbeck who hold a stock of Oseltamivir 75 and 30mg capsules specifically for care homes.
Asda Pharmacy, Killingbeck Drive, Leeds, LS14 6UF. Telephone: 0113 2019510.
Opening Hours: Monday –Saturday 9.00 to 21.00hrs and Sunday 10.00 to 16.00hrs
The Government published a press release late yesterday (29 March) detailing plans for post April 1st, (ending of general availability of free Lateral flow tests) Living with Covid.
The Government have set out next steps in this link - living with
COVID
External linkwe strongly recommend reading the full press release - however the key area of clarity in the press release is around the availability of asymptomatic testing (Lateral flow tests)
The press release states
…Asymptomatic lateral flow testing will continue from April in some high-risk settings where infection can spread rapidly while prevalence is high. This includes patient-facing staff in the NHS and NHS-commissioned Independent Healthcare Providers, staff in hospices and adult social care services, such as homecare organisations and care homes, a small number of care home visitors who provide personal care, staff in some prisons and places of detention and in high-risk domestic abuse refuges and homelessness settings. In addition, testing will be provided for residential SEND, care home staff and residents during an outbreak and for care home residents upon admission. This also includes some staff in prisons and immigration removal centres.
Further information published by the Department of Health and Social Care on who can access free coronavirus (COVID-19) tests from 1 April 2022 and how to get them. published 10:13 30th March.
This guidance provides slightly more detail on who can access symptomatic and asymptomatic testing
Changes to COVID-19 testing in England from 1 April - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Care Quality Commission regulatory changes and updates
Information on CQC's new approach to regulation
Update based on CQC and NHS publications
As of October 2024
The situation with CQC is developing rapidly as they make progress in addressing the issues identified in the interim report by Dr Penny Dash.
The following is the situation as at 3rd October 2024, we will endeavour to update this as we get new updates however please check the CQC news page to ensure there are no new updates.
The CQC News
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Upcoming events
The next upcoming events are: Links on the right-hand side indicate whether it is on Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor.
Care Quality Team on-line sessions
Information and Quality meetings (targeted at Registered Managers and Deputies)
Wednesday 13th November 2024 2 – 3:30 pm Eventbrite
The Market Position
Statement
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It is to help providers shape their business plans to support the council's strategic vision for the future. This MPS sets out the strategic drivers, market overview and our future commissioning intention supporting our desire to build a varied and responsive local care and support market.
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Leeds City Council Cost of Care Reports
These reports have been published in accordance with the DHSC Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund 2022/23 grant conditions.
The two exercises, and reports were completed in accordance with the requirements set out in the grant and do not reflect or form part of the Council’s annual fee setting process.
The market will be updated in due course in relation to proposed fee uplifts for 2023/24, following consultation our care providers.
Leeds Care Home
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Annex B: Homecare Cost of Care
Report
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Updated March 2023
Annex C: final market sustainability
plan
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