Encouraging CQC to recognise contribution of disabled staff to delivery of patient care
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Continuing its work reaching out to movers and shakers in the NHS, the DNDN invited Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission to a Network meeting. DNDN members asked Ian to ensure that the CQC recognises the contribution of disabled staff as “experts by experience” to the design and delivery of the best patient care, and also that high quality support to disabled staff contributes to better morale, which Chief Inspector of Hospitals has described as the best proxy measure for quality of care.
