This session challenges the idea of CQC regulation as an assessment-only exercise, showing how it can be embedded into everyday practice to strengthen governance, quality, safety and leadership.

Using real-world examples, it explores how regulatory requirements can be translated into practical systems, behaviours and culture that support confident, well-led services.

• Delegates will leave with clear, actionable insights to move from reactive compliance to sustained confidence – creating services that are assessment-ready every day, not just on inspection day.