CQC Safe Series | Introduction to the CQC | Pre-recorded Introduction Session
Jointly sponsored by The Medicines Management Team and Let’s Make Lemonade , this pre-recorded introduction session sets the context for our CQC Safe Series , a series of live webinars running throughout 2026 and focused on the CQC Key Question Safe .
This session provides an introduction to the CQC assessment framework , with particular reference to the Safe Key Question and the Quality Statements that sit beneath it . It is available ahead of the live webinars , each of which will explore a single Quality Statement in depth , beginning with Learning Culture .
This introduction also presents the speakers and panel who will host the live webinar series , launching on 28 January 2026 .
📢 Speakers & Panel
Dr Clare Sieber - Host & GP Clinical Adviser
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Gabi Ashton - Key Speaker, Co-Sponsor, & CQC Compliance Specialist
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Mohammed Rashad - Panellist & Co-Sponsor
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Gary Hughes - Panellist & Founder, Leadership in Practice
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Dr Mateen Ellahi - Panellist & GP Clinical Adviser
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📅 Live series begins : 28 January 2026
🎥 Format : Pre-recorded introduction
🤝 Jointly sponsored by : The Medicines Management Team & Let's Make Lemonade
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🌐 Resources & Links
CQC & Primary Care Consulting - Let’s Make Lemonade
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Clinical Pharmacy Services & Support - The Medicines Management Team
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Meet The Panel
02:13 - About The Medicines Management Team
04:28 - Regulatory Milestones
07:31 - Getting Registered
08:29 - Statement of Purpose
11:15 - Your Regulatory Conditions
12:46 - What is a Nominated Individual?
13:55 - What is a Registered Manager?
15:06 - Panel Views on NI & RM Roles
25:28 - The CQC Registration Regulations 2009
27:26 - The Health and Social Care Act 2008
29:51 - The CQC Assessment Framework
31:01 - Quality Statements
32:00 - Safe Key Question
33:20 - Panel Views on the Safe Key Question
44:16 - Other Key Questions
44:32 - Scoring
45:27 - The CQC Assessment Framework - Changes
48:41 - Panel Views on Changes to the CQC Assessment Framework
54:03 - Good Governance: The Three P's
55:07 - Looking Ahead to 2026
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