Insights for care providers.
Practical articles on CQC registration, inspection and clinical governance, from people who have run regulated services.
Articles
How to register with CQC: a step by step guide for new providers
How to register a new care service with CQC, step by step: regulated activities, the registered manager, statement of purpose, application and interview.
GovernanceWhat happens on a mock CQC inspection?
Planning, the visit, what is sampled, the feedback and the action plan, step by step.
Clinical practiceEvidencing clinical delegation in domiciliary and complex care.
Delegated clinical tasks are where home care is most exposed at inspection. Here is what good looks like, and how to prove it.
GovernancePreparing for your CQC registration interview
How to prepare for the CQC registered manager interview: what you will be asked about, the documents to know inside out, and how to show you are ready.
GovernanceMock CQC inspection checklist for care providers
A mock CQC inspection checklist built on the five key questions: what to sample, who to talk to, and how to turn what you find into an action plan.
GovernanceMock CQC inspection for infection control
Audits, hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning, outbreaks and staff knowledge, by type of service.
GovernanceDuty of candour: what care providers must do
When the duty of candour applies, the steps Regulation 20 requires after a notifiable safety incident, and how to make openness part of everyday practice.
GovernanceSafer recruitment in care: the checks CQC expects
What Regulation 19 and Schedule 3 require before a care worker starts, the gaps often found in staff files, and a simple way to keep every file ready.
GovernanceDo event first aiders need CQC registration?
Genuine first aid at events stays outside CQC regulation. Here is where first aid ends, when TDDI begins, and the test that decides most cases.
GovernanceTDDI explained for event medical providers
What treatment of disease, disorder or injury (TDDI) means for event medical providers, who counts as a listed professional, and what is exempt.
GovernanceCQC registration for event medical providers: the 2027 guide
Do event medical and first aid providers need to register with CQC? Who is in scope, first aid or TDDI, the 1 March 2027 date and how to apply.
GovernanceEvent medical CQC registration timeline, 2026 to 2027
The dates that matter for event medical providers registering with CQC, and a plan to get a complete application in by 1 March 2027.
GovernanceWriting a statement of purpose as an event medical provider
What an event medical provider's CQC statement of purpose must say: regulated activities, service types, the people you serve, events and location.
GovernanceWhat sports clubs must check before the 2027/28 season
Sports clubs that arrange medical cover may now be in scope for CQC registration. What to check before the 2027/28 season, and who must register.
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