Audit & Inspection Ready
46 documents
19 audit tools · 17 annotated worked examples · 5 investigation templates · 5 inspection-readiness training packs
Inspectors do not grade your policies. They grade the evidence that your policies are happening — the care plan that reads like a person, the capacity assessment that applies the right test, the audit that found a problem and the re-audit that shows it fixed. Audit & Inspection Ready is the module that produces that evidence on a schedule, rather than in the week before an inspection.
It contains three kinds of document. Audit tools are structured checklists with sample sizes, scoring, and an action plan built into the form, so a completed audit is a governance record rather than a tick sheet. Worked examples are fully completed documents — a real-shaped care plan, a capacity assessment, a risk assessment, an investigation — annotated to show why each part is written the way it is. Inspection-readiness packs prepare the leadership team for the assessment itself. Together they answer Regulation 17: systems to assess, monitor and improve quality, and to identify and mitigate risk.
What this module is written against
Written for England. Every citation below is a CQC regulation, an English statutory instrument, or national guidance an English care home is measured against — no generic UK-wide hedging.
- CQC Regulation 17
- Good governance — the regulation this whole module exists to evidence. Audit, act, re-audit, record.
- CQC Regulation 20
- Duty of candour — the investigation templates carry the notification and apology steps as part of the process.
- CQC single assessment framework
- Quality statements and evidence categories, so an audit result maps to the thing CQC is actually judging.
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- The worked capacity assessments demonstrate the two-stage test applied correctly to a real decision.
- Patient safety investigation principles
- Root cause analysis, chronology and human-factors thinking, applied at a scale that makes sense for a care home.
What’s in it
Grouped the way a manager would look for them, with what each document does and the regulation it answers to. Every one is personalised on download with your registered manager, your address, your CQC registration ID and 50+ other fields. Subscribers see the live, searchable index in the portal with version numbers and last-reviewed dates.
Audit tools
Each one carries its own sample size, scoring method, and action plan — so completing it produces governance evidence, not just a score.
21 documents
Mock Inspection Deep Dive
Audit tool
A full mock assessment run against the CQC quality statements, with evidence prompts and a rating judgement for each.
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC single assessment framework
15 Steps Challenge
Audit tool
The first-impressions walkthrough — what a visitor sees, hears and smells in the first fifteen steps through the door.
- CQC Reg 15
- CQC Reg 10
Care Plan Audit
Audit tool
Sampled audit of care plans against person-centredness, currency, risk coverage, and evidence of review.
- CQC Reg 9
- CQC Reg 17
Medication Audit
Audit tool
Full medicines audit — storage, temperature, stock, ordering, disposal, and competency records.
- CQC Reg 12
- NICE SC1
MAR Chart Audit
Audit tool
Sampled MAR chart audit checking for gaps, unexplained codes, handwritten entries, and allergy documentation.
- CQC Reg 12
- NICE SC1
Controlled Drugs Audit
Audit tool
Register integrity, running balance verification, witnessed entries, storage and destruction records.
- Misuse of Drugs Regs 2001
- CQC Reg 12
IPC Audit
Audit tool
Infection prevention practice audit against the Hygiene Code — precautions, PPE, decontamination and staff knowledge.
- Hygiene Code (HSCA 2008)
- CQC Reg 12
IPC Environment Audit
Audit tool
The environmental half of IPC — cleanliness, fabric, storage, sluice, and equipment condition.
- Hygiene Code (HSCA 2008)
- CQC Reg 15
Hand Hygiene Audit
Audit tool
Direct observation of hand hygiene compliance against the five moments, by staff group.
- Hygiene Code (HSCA 2008)
- WHO five moments
Falls Audit
Audit tool
Post-fall documentation audit plus thematic analysis — time, place, resident, contributing factors.
- NICE NG161
- CQC Reg 12
- CQC Reg 17
Pressure Care Audit
Audit tool
Risk assessment currency, repositioning evidence, equipment in use, and pressure damage incidence.
- NICE CG179
- CQC Reg 12
Deterioration Audit
Audit tool
NEWS2 completion, escalation timeliness, and whether the escalation actually produced a clinical response.
- RCP NEWS2
- NICE NG51
- CQC Reg 12
Oral Health Audit
Audit tool
Mouth care assessment on admission, daily oral care evidence, and dental access — a standing CQC theme.
- NICE NG48
- CQC Reg 9
Mealtime Audit
Audit tool
The mealtime as an audited event — timing, choice, texture accuracy, assistance, and the dining experience.
- CQC Reg 14
- CQC Reg 9
- IDDSI framework
Mealtime Observation
Audit tool
Structured observation tool for a single mealtime, recording interaction quality rather than compliance alone.
- CQC Reg 14
- CQC Reg 10
Dignity Walkaround
Audit tool
Observation-based dignity audit — privacy, language, choice, and how staff speak about residents in earshot.
- CQC Reg 10
- CQC Reg 9
Restraint Audit
Audit tool
Every restrictive practice in use, its legal basis, less-restrictive alternatives considered, and its review date.
- CQC Reg 13
- MCA 2005 and DoLS
- NICE NG10
Documentation Audit
Audit tool
Record quality audit — legibility, signatures, timeliness, contemporaneity, and unexplained gaps.
- CQC Reg 17
- Records Management Code of Practice 2021
Environment Audit
Audit tool
Premises audit — fabric, safety, dementia-friendly design, signage, and outdoor space.
- CQC Reg 15
- Equality Act 2010
Information Governance Audit
Audit tool
Records security, access control, retention practice, and staff information-governance knowledge.
- UK GDPR
- DSPT
- CQC Reg 17
Recruitment Files Audit
Audit tool
Personnel file audit against Schedule 3 — every check present, dated, and completed before the start date.
- CQC Reg 19 and Sch 3
- CQC Reg 17
Worked examples
Completed documents, annotated. The fastest way to show a team what "good" actually looks like on the page.
16 documents
Worked Care Plan — a full resident file
Worked example
A complete care plan for a fictional resident across personal profile, life story, each care area, goals, reviews and signatures.
- CQC Reg 9
- CQC Reg 17
Completed Care Plan Example
Worked example
A shorter care plan example with annotations explaining why each entry is specific rather than generic.
- CQC Reg 9
Completed Capacity Assessment Example
Worked example
A capacity assessment completed correctly, showing the functional test recorded in the assessor’s own words.
- MCA 2005 ss.2–3
- CQC Reg 11
Worked MCA — decision to remain at the home
Worked example
Capacity assessment for the residence decision, showing correct application of the diagnostic and functional tests.
- MCA 2005
- MCA Code of Practice
Worked MCA — decision to self-administer medication
Worked example
A common but consequential decision assessed properly, with the practicable steps to support capacity documented.
- MCA 2005
- CQC Reg 11
- CQC Reg 12
Completed Risk Assessments Example
Worked example
A set of completed risk assessments showing proportionate controls rather than blanket restriction.
- CQC Reg 12
- Management of H&S at Work Regs 1999
Worked Falls Risk Assessment
Worked example
A comprehensive falls risk assessment with the specific factors, scoring, resulting plan and review date.
- NICE NG161
- CQC Reg 12
Worked Pressure Injury Risk Assessment
Worked example
Pressure risk assessment completed with a narrative that explains the score rather than just recording it.
- NICE CG179
- CQC Reg 12
Worked Choking Risk Assessment
Worked example
A choking risk assessment for a resident with dysphagia, including IDDSI level and SALT referral.
- IDDSI framework
- CQC Reg 12
- CQC Reg 14
Worked Care Plan Audit
Worked example
A completed care plan audit showing sample selection, criteria scoring, findings and the action plan that followed.
- CQC Reg 17
Completed Audit Example
Worked example
A completed audit with a genuine set of findings — including the uncomfortable ones — and evidence of the re-audit.
- CQC Reg 17
Investigation — medication error
Worked example
A full investigation of a wrong-resident medication error, from incident through 5 Whys and fishbone to learning and action.
- CQC Reg 12
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC Reg 20
Investigation — fall with serious injury
Worked example
Investigation of a fractured neck of femur following a fall, including the postural hypotension root cause.
- CQC Reg 12
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC Reg 20
- RIDDOR 2013
Investigation — safeguarding allegation (financial abuse)
Worked example
A financial abuse allegation involving an attorney, showing the correct response: refer to the local authority, do not investigate independently, support the resident.
- CQC Reg 13
- Care Act 2014 s.42
- MCA 2005
Investigation — complaint about end-of-life care
Worked example
A complaint investigation with communication failure as the root cause, and duty of candour applied properly.
- CQC Reg 16
- CQC Reg 20
- CQC Reg 17
Investigation — near miss at handover
Worked example
A near-miss identification error, used to show why near misses matter and how pattern recognition drives system change.
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC Reg 12
Investigation templates
The paperwork of a defensible investigation. Used together they produce a report a coroner or an inspector can follow.
5 documents
Investigation Terms of Reference
Template
Defines the scope, the investigating officer, the timeline and the methodology before the investigation starts.
- CQC Reg 17
Investigation Chronology
Template
Sequences events against their documentary sources, so the timeline is evidenced rather than remembered.
- CQC Reg 17
Witness Statement
Template
Captures what a witness observed in their own words, dated and signed at the time.
- CQC Reg 17
Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys and Fishbone)
Template
Structured root cause analysis that pushes past "staff member made an error" to the system that allowed it.
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC Reg 12
Investigation Report
Template
The final report — findings, root causes, recommendations and an action plan with owners and dates.
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC Reg 20
Inspection readiness
4 documents
Inspection Prep Pack
Training pack
Preparation for the leadership team — what CQC will ask, what evidence answers it, and who owns each area.
- CQC Reg 17
- CQC single assessment framework
Inspection Day Readiness
Training pack
The day itself: who greets the inspector, what is produced on request, and how staff interviews are supported.
- CQC Reg 17
- Health and Social Care Act 2008
Mock Inspection QA
Training pack
The question bank an inspector is likely to use with staff at every level, with the evidence behind a good answer.
- CQC single assessment framework
- CQC Reg 17
Provider Information Return
Training pack
How to compile and evidence the PIR, with worked answers showing the level of specificity CQC expects.
- CQC Reg 17
- Health and Social Care Act 2008
The other six modules
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