My shadow CQC care home inspection

Earlier this year I was fortunate to have the opportunity to shadow a CQC inspection of a 60-bed care home. An article detailing my experiences has now been published by The Guardian Social Care Network, and can be found here: http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/may/14/good-care-but-carelessness-what-i-found-from-shadowing-a-cqc-inspection Commenting on this, Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care

Care England Studio Debate

Following on from the film I made for Care England last year, I have today been filming a studio debate with ITN Productions for Care England. The panel comprised of Professor Martin Green OBE, Angela Rippon OBE, Matthew Bolton from Citizens UK and myself. The debate was chaired by broadcaster Bridgid Nzekwu. The full recording

Films for Arc Seven Communications

Today I have been filming for Arc Seven Communications for their new Arc Seven TV channel. The filming focused on social care, care providers and communcations, as well as some current ‘issues of the day’, including the forthcoming General Election. You can find out more about Arc Seven here: http://www.arcseven.co.uk/ Films released so far: 26 March:

Interview for The Guardian

My interview with David Brindle is in today’s Guardian and online here: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/30/beth-britton-care-homes-not-police-states-dementia-blogger @bethyb1886 what a great interview Beth, well done you & @guardian – we’re very lucky to work with you @CareQualityComm — Andrea Sutcliffe (@Crouchendtiger7) July 30, 2014 Go read @bethyb1886‘s interview in today’s @guardian, she talks about her exps of care homes