With several updates from the CQC already underway, and more on the horizon, we’ve pulled together the key changes you need to know to keep your service compliant and inspection-ready.

Sustainability might once have seemed like a ‘nice-to-have’ in social care, but that’s quickly changing. In this episode of The Care Corner Podcast, we’re joined by Aaron White from Oakland Care to talk all things sustainability: from embedding green values into care culture, to making small changes that add up to big impact.

ProvidersUnite is a grassroots coalition of community care and support providers from across the UK. Formed in response to the growing crisis in the adult social care sector, the movement brings together a diverse network of care providers.

As of the 3rd October, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has introduced a series of immediate changes aimed at rebuilding trust in their regulation of health and social care services. These changes follow recent criticisms of the CQC’s operations and represent the regulator's commitment to improving transparency, efficiency, and responsiveness.

In May of this year, the team here at Affinity Care Advisory lodged a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC’s responses sheds light on critical issues affecting new care services across the UK. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the CQC's response, highlighting significant delays in the registration and inspection processes that impact the delivery of quality care.

As the election approaches, there's a glaring absence of meaningful discourse on England's social care crisis. At Affinity Care Advisory, we believe it's time for care providers to take notice.