Many providers believe that a low-cost, “plug-and-play” system will instantly make them CQC-ready, fix governance gaps, and prove compliance. The reality is more complex and far more human. Compliance is not a download button. It requires leadership, adoption, cultural change, and a workforce that understands and applies policies and procedures...

Earlier this week, more than 1,000 delegates gathered in Manchester for the 18th HSJ Patient Safety Congress. Across two days, over 150 speakers and hundreds of discussions circled a single shared determination: how to make care safer in a health system under unprecedented strain. In this blog, Dr Richard Dune...

Safeguarding adults in health and social care has never been more vital. Rising numbers of safeguarding concerns, emerging risks such as online scams, financial exploitation, and coercive control, alongside sharper scrutiny from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), demand that providers demonstrate robust systems, confident staff, and strong, visible leadership. Failures...

Internal vs external training in health and social care - The Mandatory Training Group UK -  Training in the health and social care sector is not a luxury. It is a regulatory, ethical, and operational necessity. Organisations must ensure their staff are competent, compliant, and continuously updated with best practice....

CPD in health and social care - The Mandatory Training Group UK -  Last week on our ComplyPlus™ Presents podcast, we discussed a topic that affects every single health and social care professional: Continuing professional development (CPD). Since the episode aired, we’ve had a wave of follow-up questions from providers,...