CQC

Question 1

What is CQC?

Answer 1

Care quality commission - regulate health and social care

Question 2

Aim of CQC?

Answer 2

Make sure health and social care provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care
Encourage services to improve

Question 3

Benefit of CQC?

Answer 3

Single regulatory body - bring all health and social care organisation to same standard

Question 4

What do CQC do for dentists?

Answer 4

Monitor if dentists meet all legal regulations and standards

Establish if: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led

Question 5

How to CQC monitor?

Answer 5

Comprehensive inspection

Focused inspection to response to concerns raised

Question 6

What is audit?

Answer 6

Used to monitor and improve quality of care

Question 7

What do CQC expect in regards to audit?

Answer 7

Undertaken for clinical and non-clinical matters

E.g note taking, x-ray, prescribing, recall interval, cross infection control

Question 8

What is 7 steps of audit sequence?

Answer 8

1. Criterion selected
2. Standard is agreed for criterion
3. Current practice observed
4. Performance reviewed against selected standard
5. Changes implemented to improve performance
6. Effect of change appraised
7. Standard reviewed