Near Misses in Healthcare: Real-Life Examples, Prevention, and Tips
Near misses in healthcare are opportunities to identify risks and improve patient safety. Find out how they highlight vulnerabilities in processes and encourage proactive measures to reduce errors and prevent future incidents.
CQC Registration Requirements: A Complete Guide for Care Providers & Managers
CQC registration is mandatory for delivering regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Find out the essentials of CQC registration process for care providers & managers.
Understanding CQC Quality Statements: A New Approach to Care Assessments
The CQC introduced quality statements to replace KLOEs, streamlining assessments across England’s health & social care service. Learn how they offer a clearer & more concise framework for evaluating care facilities.
CQC Compliance: A Complete Guide for Health & Social Care Providers
Learn the essentials of CQC compliance to meet care standards in England. Discover key requirements, actionable tips, and strategies to overcome challenges and ensure care providers deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.
Risk Assessment in Health and Social Care: A Complete Guide
Risk assessment in health & social care helps identify, evaluate, and mitigate risk to ensure patient safety and uphold care quality standards across different healthcare settings. Explore how to assess & mitigate risks in 5 steps with this blog.
CQC Single Assessment Framework: A Complete Guide & Latest Updates
The CQC single assessment framework introduces quality statements, replacing KLOEs. Discover what changed and what remained the same, and how care services can ensure compliance despite the challenges of the rollout.
Ensuring Better Care, Safety, & Compliance with Infection Control in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes face challenges preventing infections, but the CDC provides guidelines. Digital checklists help ensure protocols adhere to CDC guidance, protecting residents and staff.
Infection Control in Care Homes: Key Principles & Best Practices to Implement IPC
Infection control in care homes is crucial to ensure the safety of residents and staff. Let’s explore the common sources of infection, IPC principles, CQC requirements, and strategies to prevent and control infections in care homes.
How Mock CQC Inspections Can Help You Prepare for the Real CQC Inspections
Mock CQC inspections are essential for care providers to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with CQC standards. These practice runs help refine procedures, boost staff confidence, and improve the quality of care provided.
Care homes: an auditing app for outstanding standards
How to monitor the standards of care in care homes? It is essential not only to provide the best care quality, ensure safety, but also to get top CQC ratings.