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CQC Single Assessment Framework: What Every Supported Living Provider Must Know in 2026 | Care Quality Support Care Quality Support GMT Networks Ltd — Health & Social Care Compliance Regulatory Intelligence — March 2026 CQC Single Assessment Framework:What Every Supported Living Provider Must Know in 2026 Godfrey Mushandu — Managing Director, Care Quality Support 22 March 2026 10 min read The CQC Single Assessment Framework is undergoing its most significant overhaul since its troubled 2024 […]

Positive feedback matters in CQC (Care Quality Commission) and when it is missing, the impact on service quality is both real and measurable. Imagine a care worker who spends forty minutes patiently supporting a resident through a painful physiotherapy routine, all the while offering quiet encouragement and a warm cup of tea afterwards. The resident feels genuinely cared for. The family notices the difference. Yet not a single word is recorded, shared, or celebrated. A

Context and why this matters The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has formally announced a review of the Single Assessment Framework in England, following sustained and widespread feedback from across the health and social care sector. Since its introduction, providers, registered managers, investors and commissioners have raised serious concerns about the framework’s implementation. These concerns include inconsistent application, operational failure, limited transparency and prolonged delays in inspection outcomes and ratings. In many cases, regulatory decisions have

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Introduction Policies form the cornerstone of safe, efficient and person centred care practice in health and social care sectors and they are more than just internal paperwork. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) regulations 2014, the Fundamental Standards of Quality and Safety and legal compliance are all requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Creating policies that are in compliance guarantees that employees are aware of their duties, that service users are