Share Your Care

Blog 9 – 2.6 Challenge – 26 blog posts over 26 days…

Since 2016 I have been working as an Expert by Experience for Choice Support helping the CQC (Care Quality Commission) with inspections of health and social care services. An Expert by Experience is someone who has personal experience of using or cares for someone who uses health and social care provisions. The role involves chatting with service users to find out if they are receiving safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care. The work is diverse and highly rewarding.

On 16 March 2020 the CQC took the decision to suspend all routine inspections in light of the pandemic. Instead they are supporting care providers through this challenging period and only inspecting when there is an urgent need. As an Expert by Experience I feel strongly about people having a good level of care. It is important that service users have their voices heard, now more than ever.

So I would like to invite people to share their care. There is a form on the CQC website where you can give feedback about the care you or a loved one receives from a regulated service. Regulated services include places such as care homes, care agencies, hospitals and GP surgeries. The feedback can be positive or negative. The information gathered will enable the CQC to monitor services.

You can share your care through the CQC website by clicking here

I am taking part in the 2.6 Challenge to help save our UK charities. If you enjoyed my blog post or are feeling generous please consider donating as little as £1 to support my chosen charities: The Norrie Disease Foundation, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Look UK, RNIB and Girl Guiding UK. You can find my fundraising page by clicking here

Thank you and stay safe x