The HSE has updated its guidance to help business owners and staff identify poor ventilation in work areas and take practical steps to improve it. This is important as having good ventilation can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in your workplace. The law states...
If you are a provider of adult social care services, then you may be interested in reading the recent report on ‘How to get the most out of inspection’ recently published by the CQC (Care Quality Commission), where they have updated information regarding their monitoring...
As from today, 19th July 2021, Covid restrictions in England have further eased, although caution is advised. So, what has changed?: Social distancing No limits on how many people can meet No longer advised to work from home 1m-plus guidance removed (except in some places like hospitals and...
The Health & Care Bill, presented to parliament last week, proposes a new legislative framework to facilitate closer collaboration between the NHS, local authorities and partners, as well as a fundamental change to how the tendering of NHS contracts will be regulated in the future. The...
Sister companies, KCS Compliance Services and Bid & Tender Support, are proud to be working in partnership with Bright Business Advice (BBA), specialists in advising companies on how to grow, develop and succeed. Together, and with years of experience of supporting the corporate sector and SME...
The Building Safety Bill, published today, sets out ‘lasting generational change’ as to how residential buildings, especially high-rise, are developed, constructed and maintained in the UK. The Bill, set in motion after the Grenfell Tower Disaster four years ago, is part of an extensive overhaul to...
We’ve had a month to consider the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new strategy, which set out fundamental changes in how the regulatory body for the UK’s health and social care providers will carry out its work over the next five years. Many details are still not...
This week, Men’s Health Week (14-20 June), the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) explores ways in which men in construction can better protected. Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from harm and for those that work in construction the health and safety considerations...
Construction businesses bidding for public contracts from the end of September will need to include plans to reduce their carbon emissions or be excluded from the process. The new rules, set out by the Cabinet Office on the weekend, will require businesses to specify their carbon-reduction...
Last week the CQC (Quality Care Commission) launched a new online resource with guidance on culturally appropriate care. The CQC describes culturally appropriate care as, “…being sensitive to people’s cultural identity or heritage. It means being alert and responsive to people’s beliefs or conventions that...
