CQC single assessment framework
The framework the CQC uses to assess providers. It's built from 5 key questions and 34 quality statements. Compliance UK's dental checks map to 18 of those statements.
Safe
8 statements| Quality statement | Checks in the dental pack |
|---|---|
| Learning culture | 2 |
| Safe systems, pathways and transitions | None mapped yet |
| Safeguarding | None mapped yet |
| Involving people to manage risks | 5 |
| Safe environments | 24 |
| Safe and effective staffing | 2 |
| Infection prevention and control | 10 |
| Medicines optimisation | 4 |
Effective
6 statements| Quality statement | Checks in the dental pack |
|---|---|
| Assessing needs | None mapped yet |
| Delivering evidence-based care and treatment | 2 |
| How staff, teams and services work together | None mapped yet |
| Supporting people to live healthier lives | None mapped yet |
| Monitoring and improving outcomes | 4 |
| Consent to care and treatment | 1 |
Caring
5 statements| Quality statement | Checks in the dental pack |
|---|---|
| Kindness, compassion and dignity | None mapped yet |
| Treating people as individuals | None mapped yet |
| Independence, choice and control | None mapped yet |
| Responding to people's immediate needs | 2 |
| Workforce wellbeing and enablement | 1 |
Responsive
7 statements| Quality statement | Checks in the dental pack |
|---|---|
| Person-centred care | None mapped yet |
| Care provision, integration and continuity | None mapped yet |
| Providing information | 2 |
| Listening to and involving people | 2 |
| Equity in access | 1 |
| Equity in experiences and outcomes | None mapped yet |
| Planning for the future | None mapped yet |
Well-led
8 statements| Quality statement | Checks in the dental pack |
|---|---|
| Shared direction and culture | 1 |
| Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders | None mapped yet |
| Freedom to speak up | None mapped yet |
| Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion | None mapped yet |
| Governance, management and sustainability | 5 |
| Partnerships and communities | None mapped yet |
| Learning, improvement and innovation | 3 |
| Environmental sustainability | 2 |
Statements marked “None mapped yet” aren't covered by a recurring check in the dental pack. The framework is published on cqc.org.uk.