CQC Single Assessment Framework (SAF) Resources & Guidance

You can find below links to all our resources and guidance on matters relating to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and regulation issues.

Care England & Hempsons – Navigating the CQC SAF Quality Statements Toolkit

We have partnered with Hempsons to launch a new toolkit that aims to demystify the SAF and provide a clear guide to navigating each of the 34 quality statements (QS) effectively. It helps providers understand what CQC is looking for and how each QS relates to the fundamental standards of care regulations.

 

Summaries of CQC Reviews

Care England have provided summaries to the reviews from Dr Penny Dash into CQC effectiveness, and Professor Sir Mike Richards into the single assessment framework, which you can read here.

 

CQC Pro for FREE for up to two years

When you choose to partner with Citation, you’ll get their online tool CQC Pro for FREE for up to two years! CQC Pro is specially designed to help you understand what’s needed to excel in a CQC SAF inspection. Find out more here.

 

Skills for Care: Good and Outstanding care

The Skills for Care page on Good and Outstanding care brings together guidance on best practice, recommendations, resources, practical examples, and learning so you can meet or exceed CQC expectations, including when preparing for an assessment.

 

Care England & Hempsons webinars on the Single Assessment Framework

UPCOMING – Evidence Preparation to Maximise Scoring Under the Quality Statements

Philippa Doyle, Head of Social Care at Hempsons, leads the last in a series of four webinars relating to the CQC Single Assessment Framework Quality Statements, which have offered care providers crucial insight and guidance in meeting the CQC criteria.  In the last of the series, Philippa will take you through evidence preparation essential to maximise the CQC scoring methodology under the quality statements. Sign up here for the event on the 3rd of December.

 

Quality Statements Analysis and how they link with the fundamental standards of care

In this session Philippa offered practical advice to assist providers in dealing with the new single assessment framework by linking evidence back to the regulations. This was one of four webinars, a recording of which, slides, FAQ and further information can be viewed here.

 

CQC Well Led Quality Statements Analysis

In this the second of a series of four webinars, Philippa Doyle, head of social care at leading health social care and charity lawyers, Hempsons examined two of the CQC Well Led Quality Statements and provide you with insight and guidance into what CQC are looking for when assessing you against those questions. A recording and further information can be viewed here.

 

Staffing and Workforce

In this webinar three of four, Philippa took us through 4 further quality statements as they relate to employees. A recording and further information can be viewed here.

 

Guidance from the CQC

Guidance from the CQC to providers and other stakeholders, including on registration and assessment, are available on their web page here.