The CQC Single Assessment Framework
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) assesses health and social care providers in England using the Single Assessment Framework. It is built around five key questions, each made up of Quality Statements that set out what good care looks like — and the evidence providers must be able to show.
People are protected from abuse and avoidable harm.
Explore Safe →Care, treatment and support achieves good outcomes and promotes a good quality of life, based on the best available evidence.
Explore Effective →Staff involve and treat people with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
Explore Caring →Services are organised so that they meet people's needs.
Explore Responsive →The leadership, management and governance of the organisation assures high-quality, person-centred care.
Explore Well-led →Track your CQC readiness with CQCflow
Map your evidence and audits to every Quality Statement and see your coverage across all five key questions at a glance.