Technology in Care

Source: CQC A new resource on CQC’s website explores the use of technology in care, looking at the benefits of innovation and updating previously published information on surveillance. These new pages mark the start of a series in which CQC will share...

Managing oxygen in care homes

Source: CQC Oxygen has been widely used medically for many years. It is a gas and you should treat it as a medicine. Oxygen therapy Home oxygen therapy is commonly used in care homes. It involves breathing air that contains more oxygen than normal air from a cylinder...

CQC’s view of the State of Care in England

Source: CQC Earlier this month, CQC published State of Care, an annual assessment of health and social care in England. CQC’s annual assessment evaluates the current state of England’s health and social care landscape in depth to help identify trends, share...

Guideline for decision making and mental capacity

Source: CQC CQC have released a guideline which covers decision-making in adults who may lack capacity now or in the future. This guideline aims to help health and social care practitioners support people to make their own decisions where they have the capacity to do...