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URL:https://www.careengland.org.uk/events/mock-inspections-consultancy-and
 -credibility-how-can-providers-assure-quality/
SUMMARY:Mock Inspections\, Consultancy and Credibility: How Can Providers A
 ssure Quality?
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPreparing for inspection has become a core part of modern a
 dult social care governance. Many providers now commission external consul
 tants to deliver mock inspections\, audits and quality assurance. Yet acro
 ss the sector there remains a fundamental challenge: how can providers be 
 confident that the consultancy support they are buying is credible\, consi
 stent and genuinely aligned with regulatory expectations?\n\nThis webinar 
 builds on the recent Care England article by Professor Martin Green OBE\, 
 which explores the growing reliance on external consultancy\, the risks of
  inconsistency in the current marketplace\, and the emerging conversation 
 around professionalising this space.\n\nThe session will examine what good
  mock inspections should look like\, the common pitfalls providers report 
 when commissioning support\, and how leadership teams can better assure th
 emselves that external advice is robust\, evidence-based and reflective of
  real regulatory practice.\n\nLuke Rothwell\, who developed the Care Consu
 ltant Accreditation Framework (C-CAF)\, will join the session to reflect o
 n the issues raised in the article\, discuss the challenges consultants an
 d providers face\, and explore how structured approaches may help bring gr
 eater transparency and consistency into the consultancy landscape.\n\nThis
  is not a sales session. It is a sector conversation about standards\, ass
 urance and credibility.\n\nKey themes the webinar will explore\n\n 	Why mo
 ck inspections and external consultancy have become so prevalent in social
  care\n 	What meaningful quality assurance should look like in practice\n 
 	Common risks when commissioning consultants and how providers can mitigat
 e them\n 	The importance of evidence-based reporting and regulatory alignm
 ent\n 	How boards\, owners and senior leaders can strengthen assurance aro
 und external advice\n 	The wider question of professionalising consultancy
  in adult social care\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nWho should attend\n\nThis session will
  be particularly relevant for:\n\n 	Care providers and senior leadership t
 eams\n 	Owners\, boards and trustees\n 	Quality\, governance and complianc
 e leads\n 	Registered managers\n 	Commissioners and system partners with a
 n interest in provider assurance\n 	Consultants working in adult social ca
 re who want to engage in the wider conversation about standards\n\n&nbsp\;
 \n\nWhat attendees will gain\n\nBy the end of the session\, attendees will
 :\n\n 	Have a clearer understanding of what credible mock inspection pract
 ice should involve\n 	Be better equipped to ask the right questions when c
 ommissioning consultants\n 	Understand the risks of poorly aligned externa
 l advice and how to avoid them\n 	Gain insight into emerging approaches th
 at seek to improve consistency and transparency\n 	Be able to reflect on h
 ow their own organisation assures the quality of external support\n
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CATEGORIES:Care England,Care England Members,Non members
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