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‘Inspection inside out’ podcast – What does ‘Good Character’ mean?

March 1, 2022
Welcome to your new podcast,’ Inspection inside out’ by Abi Spence. Over the next few weeks, Abi will be looking at the key elements of what CQC is looking for…
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CQC issues statement on lifting visitor restrictions in care homes

February 17, 2022
The CQC has issued a statement that urges care homes to follow government guidance that lifts visiting restrictions in care homes. The Department of Health and Social Care released new guidance on…
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What we know so far about the new CQC inspection process

October 22, 2021
As a result of COVID-19 all of us in social care have had to be adaptable and find different ways of delivering services. This has also been true for CQC…
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Cyber CQC – Shading your information to show the quality of your service

July 19, 2021
  Promises Promises! As we leaf through the CQC Strategy From 2021, we see a technological rebirth for the regulator; full of promises we have heard before, but with an assurance that…
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Respond to CQC’s Public Feedback on CQC’s Assessment Frameworks: Safety in Services

June 29, 2021
What is it about?  CQC have launched a survey to ask people what a safe service feels like to them. This forms part of the assessment framework and the Key…
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CQC Access to the QCS System

June 18, 2021
Using technology for the CQC to access your data safely The CQC is changing how they regulate to improve care for everyone. One of the four areas is smarter regulation…
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CQC Strategy…did you catch it?

June 15, 2021
Catch up TV  If you didn’t catch the Care Quality Commission’s webinar on the launch of the CQC strategy 2021… don’t worry! Like iPlayer and Netflix the CQC have come…
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Patient Participation

June 2, 2021
It’s National Patient Participation Awareness Week (31 May – 6 June 2021), so what is patient participation and why is it important? Dr Phil Hammond, GP turned hospital doctor, journalist…
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