A Registered Manager should be appropriately skilled with the qualification(s), knowledge and experience and demonstrate the competency required to manage the regulated activity. At Thames Hospice the Chief Nurse, Loren Selby, is the Registered Manager.
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 7 ensures that people who use healthcare services have their needs met because the regulated activity is managed by an appropriate person. This is because providers who comply with the regulations will have a Registered Manager who:
At Thames Hospice the Director of Nursing, Loren Selby, is the Registered Manager.
As Thames Hospice is registered with the Care Quality Commission, (CQC) we are required to nominate an individual to act as the main point of contact with them. A Nominated Individual has responsibility for supervising the way that the CQC regulated activity that we undertake is managed. At Thames Hospice the Chief Executive, Dr Rachael de Caux, is our Nominated Individual. In the absence of Dr Rachael de Caux, Loren Selby, will cover this role.
