Caremark (Ealing)

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

We identified recruitment practices were robust and appropriate recruitment checks were carried out on existing and prospective staff . At our last inspection we rated this key question good. At this inspection the rating has remained good.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

We did not look at Learning culture during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe systems, pathways and transitions during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safeguarding during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Involving people to manage risks during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe environments during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We looked at recruitment checks including the Disclosure and Baring checks (DBS) for 20 staff employed by Caremark (Ealing). Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks provide information including details about convictions and cautions held on the Police National Computer and helps employers make safe recruitment decisions. We found that the provider followed safe recruitment practices and ensured that only staff who were fully vetted were recruited to provide personal care to people who used the service. This meant systems and procedures were in place to provide safe care to people who used the service.

We did not look at Infection prevention and control during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Medicines optimisation during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.