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Thousands of people are 'exposed to danger' because healthcare provision at major events is 'unregulated', the Manchester Arena Inquiry heard today.Yesterday Joyce Frederick, CQC director of policy and strategy, revealed at the inquiry it had been 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. It was the CQC's 'number one priority'.
Pressed by inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders whether it needed to be regulated, Ms Reed said she recognised the 'need for clear standards across the sector' but went on that 'further work' was required to establish if regulation was appropriate.Ms Reed pointed out work with CQC had to be paused because of the pandemic but was being resumed. A 'post implementation report' was 'imminent' after which the department could make a decision, she said.
Pressing the witness further, Mr Greaney said: "If there's a state of affairs where thousands of people are going to venues for events and they are at risk of injury and death as a result of a lack of regulation, there needs to be some sort of regulation."The response prompted exasperation from families inside the inquiry room.Mr Greaney pressed the witness further, saying thousands were being 'exposed to danger' because the sector was not regulated.
Mr Greaney told the witness all that would be required to allow the CQC to regulate the sector would be to delete a 35 word exemption to the relevant act.
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