The Care Quality Commission is lobbying the Department of Health and Social Care to bring the 'unregulated' sector under its sphere, to enable it to take action against poor providers
The government is being urged to regulate healthcare at big events like concerts and music festivals to prevent 'unsafe care, abuse and deaths'.
The damning second report of inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders heaped criticism on Arena operator SMG and its contracted medical services provider at the time, Emergency Training UK . He said their relationship didn't operate as it should have, adding: "In relation to healthcare, inadequate consideration was given to the welfare of the event-goers.
Since 2019, the CQC has been proposing to change the rules to remove an exemption and bring healthcare providers at events into its remit, the inquiry heard.The witness agreed with counsel to the inquiry Paul Greaney KC that the proposal had been prompted by 'unsafe care, abuse and deaths related to the events healthcare sector'.
Sir John said the state of affairs 'doesn't sound great' but that the department was due to answer questions on this tomorrow.
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