Free software readiness checker

Is your care software ready for inspection?

24 capability statements across the five key questions. Check whatever system you use today, note the gaps and get a PDF report to build the case for change.

Current and emerging labels are our guide only, not an official CQC classification.

Safe

Makes it easy to log concerns, track investigations and duty of candour actions.

Current + emerging

Holds individual risk assessments and prompts review of any restrictive practice.

Current + emerging

Supports safe handovers and referrals, keeps a record of decisions and tracks delegated healthcare tasks.

Current

Logs and escalates safeguarding concerns, including deprivation of liberty and sexual safety, with an audit trail.

Current + emerging

Records equipment checks, infection control incidents and environmental or weather alerts.

Current

Flags rota gaps and missed visits in real time and tracks recruitment checks, training and DBS.

Current

Records medicines digitally with missed-dose alerts, plus capacity and covert medicine decisions.

Current

Effective

Keeps care records, assessments, outcomes and communication needs digital and easy to find.

Current

Monitors outcomes, shows whether they are fair across groups and records nutrition and hydration.

Current + emerging

Tracks health appointments, referrals and wellbeing reviews.

Current

Records consent, mental capacity assessments, best-interest decisions and advocacy.

Current

Caring

Lets staff record how dignity, comfort and emotional wellbeing were supported at each visit.

Current

Captures equality characteristics, culture and preferences and carries them into care plans.

Current + emerging

Records independence goals, relationships and end-of-life wishes (DNACPR or ReSPECT) visible to staff.

Current + emerging

Responsive

Tracks tasks, actions and escalations through to completion.

Current

Collects feedback and complaints (including from families through a portal) with a record of how each was resolved.

Current

Flags scheduling or access delays and records reasonable adjustments.

Current + emerging

Records communication needs and tags where accessible formats, translation or interpreting are needed.

Current + emerging

Well-led

Gives dashboards and reports on trends, risk, quality and compliance against your objectives.

Current

Provides a confidential speak-up or whistleblowing channel tracked to resolution.

Current + emerging

Shows supervision compliance across staff and tracks registered manager requirements.

Current

Keeps a searchable evidence library mapped to the five key questions and tracks notification deadlines.

Current

Shares information with commissioners and partners and reports on combined feedback.

Current + emerging

Captures learning from incidents, audits and complaints and checks the actions were done.

Current
Your score
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Action required

Your current system may not give you what you need to evidence quality and governance.

0 of 24 answered

Safe0/14
Effective0/8
Caring0/6
Responsive0/8
Well-led0/12
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Current topics
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Emerging topics

A self-assessment, not a CQC rating.

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This checks capabilities, not a specific product. Answer for the system you use.