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In this episode of The Care Social, Barry Price, our Content Operations and Delivery Manager at QCS, explores how care providers can effectively respond after a regulatory downgrade — a growing concern in light of recent CQC developments.

Whether you’ve just been through an inspection or want to strengthen your approach, Barry shares calm, clear-headed advice on how to respond, rebuild, and refocus.

Key topics covered:

  • Immediate steps after receiving an inspection outcome

  • Communicating transparently with staff, stakeholders, and service users

  • Rebuilding morale and protecting your team

  • Using inspection findings to update training and recruitment plans

  • Maintaining continuity of care and restoring trust

  • Creating and embedding a culture of continuous improvement

  • Tracking progress and preparing for follow-up inspections

🎧 Tune in now to get practical tips and reassurance that improvement is always possible — and support is out there when you need it

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The Care Social – Episode 14 Managing Fallout from a Regulatory Inspection

The Care Social Podcast Ep14: Managing Fallout from a Regulatory Inspection

May 27, 2025
In this episode of The Care Social, we explore how care providers can effectively respond after a regulatory downgrade — a growing concern in light of recent CQC developments.
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The Care Certificate, Statutory & Mandatory Training – where does it all fit?

May 19, 2025
To carry out their roles effectively all staff need to have sufficient and appropriate training, without it there is a risk that staff will be tasked with activities that they do not have the skills to perform.
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Get on top of Good Governance – Let’s Audit

May 15, 2025
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Managing Sleep Challenges in Social Care

The Care Social – Episode 11: Managing Sleep Challenges in Social Care

April 22, 2025
In this episode, Barry Price talks with insomnia and mindset specialist Gavin Rubinstein about the sleep difficulties faced by social care professionals. They discuss how stress, anxiety, and overthinking can disrupt sleep and share practical tips to help you rest better,
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Gardening: A Purposeful Activity for People with Dementia

April 15, 2025
Gardening and Dementia: An Overlooked Opportunity There’s been so much in the news recently about the benefits of purposeful activity for people with dementia. The power of music has been…
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The Care Social Podcast – Getting Training Right: Matching Skills to Needs

The Care Social-Episode Ten: Getting Training Right: Matching Skills to Needs

April 15, 2025
Hosted by Barry Price, Content Operations and Delivery Manager at QCS, this episode of The Care Social tackles one of the biggest challenges in adult social care – making training truly meaningful.
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The Care Social - Episode 9 - Why I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Social Care – with Katrina Hall

The Care Social – Episode Nine: Why I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Social Care – with Katrina Hall

April 8, 2025
In one of our most passionate and thought-provoking episodes yet, Barry Price speaks to Katrina Hall, founder of Bay Care Group and a leading voice in the Providers Unite movement.
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Neonatal Care Leave and Pay to Come into Force on 6 April 2025

April 8, 2025
Under changes introduced on 6 April 2025, parents of babies receiving neonatal care will now be entitled to a dedicated statutory right to take leave to be with their baby from day one of their employment.
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