BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:465@careengland.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T150000 DTSTAMP:20260507T092205Z 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:A recording of the webinar can reviewed below\, and a copy of t he slides can be found HERE.\n\n \;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/hYzgC4-rCFM\n\ n \;\n\nPreparing for inspection has become a core part of modern adul t social care governance. Many providers now commission external consultan ts to deliver mock inspections\, audits and quality assurance. Yet across the sector there remains a fundamental challenge: how can providers be con fident that the consultancy support they are buying is credible\, consiste nt and genuinely aligned with regulatory expectations?\n\nThis webinar bui lt on the recent Care England article by Professor Martin Green OBE\, whi ch explored the growing reliance on external consultancy\, the risks of in consistency in the current marketplace\, and the emerging conversation aro und professionalising this space.\nThe session examined what good mock ins pections should look like\, the common pitfalls providers reported when co mmissioning support\, and how leadership teams could better assure themsel ves that external advice was robust\, evidence-based and reflective of rea l regulatory practice.\nLuke Rothwell\, who developed the Care Consultant Accreditation Framework (C-CAF)\, joined the session to reflect on the iss ues raised in the article\, discuss the challenges consultants and provide rs faced\, and explore how structured approaches might help bring greater transparency and consistency into the consultancy landscape.\nThis was not a sales session. It was a sector conversation about standards\, assurance and credibility.\n\nKey themes the webinar explored\n\n Why mock inspect ions and external consultancy had become so prevalent in social care\n Wh at meaningful quality assurance should look like in practice\n Common ris ks when commissioning consultants and how providers could mitigate them\n The importance of evidence-based reporting and regulatory alignment\n Ho w boards\, owners and senior leaders could strengthen assurance around ext ernal advice\n The wider question of professionalising consultancy in adu lt social care\n\nWho attended\nThis session was particularly relevant for :\n\n\n Care providers and senior leadership teams\n Owners\, boards and trustees\n Quality\, governance and compliance leads\n Registered manag ers\n Commissioners and system partners with an interest in provider assu rance\n Consultants working in adult social care who wanted to engage in the wider conversation about standards\n\nWhat attendees gained\nBy the en d of the session\, attendees:\n\n\n Had a clearer understanding of what c redible mock inspection practice should involve\n Were better equipped to ask the right questions when commissioning consultants\n Understood the risks of poorly aligned external advice and how to avoid them\n Gained in sight into emerging approaches that seek to improve consistency and transp arency\n Were able to reflect on how their own organisation assured the q uality of external support\n\n \;\n\n\n\nShould you wish to discuss an y of the points raised or have further questions\, please contact:\n\nLuke Rothwell - Managing Director\, C-Caf: luke@c-caf.co.uk\n\nMike Hodges - P roduct Owner\, Autumna: mike.hodges@autumna.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.careengland.org.uk/wp-content/upload s/2026/01/Official-Care-England-Webinar-Templates-52.png CATEGORIES:Care England,Care England Members,Non members END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR