Bookings and Orders | Members Area

0800 612 91409am till 4pm (Mon-Fri)

CQC Fundamental Standards

 CQC Fundemental Standards

You need to familiarise yourself with the CQC fundamental Standards. These are the minimum standards promoting rights expected from regulated care providers. Your care service should never fail against these CQC Regulations, principles, guidelines and standards.

You need to ensure each part of your service is strategic towards meeting these minimum essential standards of care and regulations. You should not just aim for the minimum but to exceed by using the standards as a source of evaluating your service.

An understanding and embedding of these fundamental standards as part of your quality assurance will enable you to provide evidence based practice that meet the needs of people using your service. The fundamental standards will also encourage personalisation and person centered practice.

The CQC will triangulate evidence of meeting these fundamental standards by finding out the views and experiences from various sources that include,people using your services, families, professionals and care workers.

An explainer of the CQC Fundamental Standards is located below:

Person-centered care

Dignity and respect

Consent

Safety

Safeguarding from abuse

Food and drink

Premise and equipment

Complaints

Good governance

Staffing

Fit and proper staff

Duty of candour

Display of ratings

Support and Care - Caretips - All Rights Reserved - Copyright © - 2017-2024