Brian Binley MP for Northampton South has received an update from the Department for Health about the concerning inspection regime within care homes following the recommendations he was asked to make to Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley MP.
Following the death of five elderly residents at Parkside Care Home in Northampton, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley wrote to Brian asking him for his recommendations to ensure those incidents never happened again.
Brian said: “I am delighted with the update from the Minister for Care Services which states that the Care Quality Commission has put into place a new registration system for adult social care to check that they are complying with essential health and safety requirements.”
“The Minister for Care Services also confirmed that a number of reviews had taken place into the concerns I raised about staff training and as I now understand much more support and training is being given to staff as a result.”
“This will surely include a regular regime of repositioning for the especially elderly and frail patients every two to three hours to avoid pressure sores.”
Brian has also pledged to follow developments in this area closely and will monitor the social care white paper as well as other developments within the Department of Health to ensure that improvement is made.
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