There has been a noticeable increase in commissioners requesting details of how bidders would respond to certain scenarios. Although it is certainly not the case that these are more common than more standard questions, the increase in scenario-based questions points to the tender process maturing into a new phase. For example, a previously awarded contract...
We know that CQC is changing so it may be a good time to reflect on what CQC looked like in the past, (well 12 months ago!), now and what it may look like in the future or at least from Spring 2021. The Past Up to a year ago, CQC visited registered services and undertook an intensive site visit...
In the February PCD Primary Care Network Manager’s Huddle, the discussion focused on making the most of the primary care network ARRS workforce. At the Huddle we chatted about which roles had been recruited and which hadn’t and the heavy expectation that despite Covid, each PCN should have used their ARRS allocation to recruit the...
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At the recent PCD webinar ‘Primary Care Networks – becoming a Limited Company’ it is quite clear that there is a shift towards primary care networks (PCN) considering whether they should become a limited company. We, at DKJ, have been receiving lots of queries about whether a PCN needs to register with CQC as an...
In the January ‘PCD Primary Care Manager’s Huddle’, the discussion turned to the role of the PCN Manager and who actually manages a primary care network. Kiran provided her thoughts on the different management roles and how they can work together to really drive progress in the network. Have a read and let us know...
The CQC is changing the way it regulates medical practices. In this hour long webinar Kiran Johnson (Director of DKJ Support Services) and Tracy Green (Head of Primary Care at Quality Compliance Systems) provide attendees with guidance on how to meet the Well-Led KLOE as part of the CQC inspection. There will be a focus...
