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    CQC Covid data: Worse than useless
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    CQC Covid data: Worse than useless

    Partial, confusing, incomplete. The long-promised data published recently by the Care Quality Commission are worse than useless in...
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    Lies, damn lies and statistics?  CQC poised to release data about Covid in care homes.
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    Lies, damn lies and statistics? CQC poised to release data about Covid in care homes.

    The CQC's carefully-selected information implies the entire care home industry is unsafe
    21 views0 comments
    ‘It’s been horrific’: say staff of Covid-hit care home, which regulator knew was ‘unsafe’
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    ‘It’s been horrific’: say staff of Covid-hit care home, which regulator knew was ‘unsafe’

    The service had a high number of infections and deaths due to Covid 19
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    Half of care homes fail inspections
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Half of care homes fail inspections

    one in five care homes for older people is currently not meeting the required standards
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    CQC poised to reveal secret data on Covid-hit care homes
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    CQC poised to reveal secret data on Covid-hit care homes

    England’s care regulator, the CQC, is poised to reveal how many Covid outbreaks have been in homes which it knew were unsafe
    34 views1 comment
    Not in the public interest: CQC refuses to say if 'unsafe' homes were hit by Covid but will...soon
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Not in the public interest: CQC refuses to say if 'unsafe' homes were hit by Covid but will...soon

    the CQC maintained the 'public interest' would not be served by the publication of this information
    15 views0 comments

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