The UK government has published a report on the Cutting Red Tape Reviews undertaken to identify duplication of regulatory work in the adult social care sector. Identified issues include overlap of inspections, visits, paperwork, and data requests by the Care Quality Commission, local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups. The Department of Health will now take the lead on reforms to clarify the roles of different public bodies, streamline information requests to providers, standardize the processes of local authorities, and share examples of good practice. An initial progress report will be released in six months.
March 15, 2016
