26/06/2024 Hempsons - Navigating CQC's single assessment framework
Navigating CQC's single assessment framework
CQC have sought to significantly change the inspection regime of all CQC regulated services in the last year, with the introduction of the new single assessment framework.
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 underpin the delivery of care and the new assessment process but it is important to recognise that these have not changed in substance since their introduction. So whilst those Regulations – the Fundamental Standards of Care – have not changed, the methodology and approach of observation, assessment and scoring by CQC is all new.
Providers will need to engage with the 34 new Quality Statements and showcase your service to CQC to demonstrate compliance and score maximum points.
Head of social care, Philippa Doyle, explains how to navigate the new inspection regime in the most cost-effective way, outlining the essential steps your business needs to take in preparation, in her latest article, first published in Care England’s Savings, Solutions, and Sustainability publication.