Get ready for a CQC inspection

Files, audits and evidence for each key question, ready on the day the inspector arrives.

1. Check every staff file has DBS, references and training records
2. Bring care plans and risk assessments up to date
3. Check the medicines audit for the last three months (Clinical lead signs off)
4. Check the training matrix and book anything overdue. Most people forget this: Out of date mandatory training is one of the most common findings
5. Review safeguarding and complaints policies against what staff actually do
6. Pull together resident and family feedback and what changed because of it. Most people forget this: Inspectors look for what you did with feedback, not just that you collected it
7. Brief staff on who the inspector may speak to
8. Have the statement of purpose and registration details ready
9. Check the draft report for factual errors within the deadline (Registered manager signs off)

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