Care First 24 Ltd Receives an Outstanding CQC Rating
Care First 24 Ltd is proud to announce that, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we have been awarded an Outstanding rating for our Supported Living and…
Care England articles and blogs
Meet Care England at the Care Roadshows South and Yorkshire
Care England is pleased to be attending the Care Roadshow South and Care Roadshow Yorkshire later this year, and we look forward to meeting care providers from across the sector….
Parliamentary launch of Care England’s good practice guide on preventing choking deaths among people with learning disabilities
Care England today launched its good practice guide on preventing choking deaths amongst people with learning disabilities in Parliament to a crowd of sector leaders, people with lived experience and…
From fear to readiness: how mock inspections are changing the way providers approach CQC inspections
For many care providers, the words “CQC inspection” still carry a sense of uncertainty. Even in well-run services, there is often a lingering question: are we…
From training to competence: why social care needs to rethink workforce assurance
Across adult social care, there is a quiet assumption that training equals competence. Staff complete mandatory modules, certificates are issued, compliance dashboards turn green, and yet,…
From data to decisions: how intelligence, not information, is reshaping social care
The social care sector is not short of data. What it lacks is the ability to bring that data together in a way that actually informs decisions….
From ratings to readiness: turning quality into a structured, actionable system
Quality in social care is often defined by ratings. Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate, Outstanding. These labels shape perception, influence commissioning, and drive organisational behaviour. But they…
Recruiting Registered Managers
From CVs to credibility: bringing evidence into the recruitment of registered managers Recruiting a registered manager is one of the most important decisions a provider will…
Are we doing enough on hand hygiene in social care?
New research reveals a stark gap between hand hygiene guidance and what happens in practice. For social care, where the people we support are among those most at risk from…
Care England 2026 conference summary
The day began with spirited renditions of Born This Way, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), and Stand by Me performed by the Baked Bean Choir. The choir forms a…
What the Minister for Care said – and what it means for adult social care providers
In a recent interview with Bailey Greetham-Clark, founder of Be Great Fitness and a Care England Ambassador, Stephen Kinnock set out the Government’s perspective on the future direction of health…
Parliamentary Wrap-Up: January 2026
January 2026 marked an intensive period of parliamentary activity with significant implications for adult social care providers across England. Debates, Oral Questions and Select Committee evidence sessions highlighted the scale…