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Sunday, 12 April 2020

Explain what the following representative bodies do within the sector. • Regulatory Body e.g. Care Quality Commission or Ofsted • Skills for Care or Skills for Health • Local Council Authority

Care Quality Commission (CQC): They monitor, inspect and regulate health and social care services in England. They aim to make sure better care is provided for everyone - in hospitals, care homes and people's own homes. They inspect social care service providers and publish their findings, including ratings to help people to choose care provider.

Skills for Care: Skills for Care provides practical tools and support to help adult social care organizations in England recruit, develop and lead their workforce. It is very useful for learning and career development for the health and social care worker. http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/About/What-we-do/What-we-do.aspx

Local Council Authority: Local council is responsible to help their local people achieve the best possible outcomes across health and social care. They are also responsible to deploy all the regulations issued by department of health to all the care service providers. They have responsibilities to safeguarding adults at risk. They also assist with funding for care.