Privacy, Cookies, and GDPR Policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a tiny file that is saved by your browser when you visit a website. It enables certain information about your visit to be stored by the site.

Some of these cookies are essential in order for a website to run as you expect it to (for example, placing an item in a shopping basket) while others allow us to provide you with a better service (for example, understanding what content is most popular, to provide you more of the same).

Our cookie policy

We understand you need to reach the most relevant information quickly and easily. So, our main aim of using cookies is to provide you with the most optimised 'user experience' possible.

We use cookies to help you navigate the website efficiently and perform certain functions. For example, cookies allow us to remember your log in details to save you from having to type their username and password every time they visit us, or move from page to page.

Our website analytics tool uses cookies in order to analyse how, when and where visitors use our websites, but this information is not tied to personally identifiable information. We only use this data to improve your experience. For example, we are able to find out what the most popular content is each week, and update our homepage to reflect that current interest.

We currently operate an 'implied consent' policy. This means that we assume you agree with the usage of our cookies. If you do not agree, we have provided guidance to help you to alter your browser settings to match the level of privacy you require (see ‘How to manage cookies via your browser settings’ section below).

For members and registered users of our website, if your cookies aren't enabled on your computer, it will mean that your experience when logged in to our website will be limited to browsing (for example, you won't be able to add products to your basket and buy them).

For more details about cookies, and how to manage your browser settings www.aboutcookies.org

GDPR Reliance on the provisions of Article 6

This site is a knowledgebase for the use of professionals engaged in Healthcare or Adult Social Care.
The express purpose of this site is Public Interest in keeping readers and subscribers up to date on critical information relating to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements which continue to change rapidly, and non-compliance will put Licenced Providers at serious risk.
everythingCQC aims to simplify the complex requirements issued by the CQC and assist the professional in understanding the exact requirements and solutions that meet these requirements. Large parts of this knowledgebase together with official documents are published free of charge as part of our Public Interest policy and aim.

Information processed by us falls in the category of Lawfulness of processing under Article 6 of GDPR, and specifically in adherence exemptions including but not limited to the following:-

  • Where you have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes
  • Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract such as purchase of products and services
  • Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we may have been subject
  • Where processing is necessary for the performance of our stated aims as a public interest knowledgebase for CQC and other regulatory requirements; dissemination of such knowledge and alerts; regulatory solutions offerings; and professional advice related thereto.

 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679

Article 6: Lawfulness of processing

  1. 1. Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:

(the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;

  1. processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
  2. processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
  3. processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
  4. processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  5. processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Background and History

Partnered with the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)

NAPC - the largest network of Primary Care Networks in the UK

We are partnered with NAPC, The National Association of Primary Care, to provide their members with exclusive access to our innovative quality management systems and toolkits.

The NAPC developed the Primary Care Home model, that has now been adopted by NHS England as the blueprint for Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

  NAPC - National Association of Primary Care

NAPC boasts over 240 PCH sites across England who have access to the innovative toolkits developed by everythingCQC, which promise to transform workplace culture by simplifying and standardising quality frameworks across PCNs at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods.

The Primary Care Home (PCH) Programme

This is a knowledge and experience sharing network for PCNs and is free to join. If you are not already a member of this programme, you can do so by heading over to www.napc.co.uk/how-to-join/.

 
Professor James Kingsland OBE - key advisor to everythingCQC

The biggest change in Primary Care in 25 years


If you are looking for the person that has quietly changed the direction of the NHS for the next decade and more, it is Professor James Kingsland.

The immediate past President of the NAPC, Professor Kingsland is the co-architect of the Primary Care Home initiative funded by NHS England who oversaw the successful national roll out and remains its National Clinical Director.

This blueprint of integrated care proved so compelling that NHS England commissioned the NAPC team headed by Professor Kingsland and Dr Nav Chana to pilot the Primary Care Home concept. This has now become mandatory by NHSE making it part of the GP contract under the model of Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

  Prof James Kingsland

He brings with him over 30 years of knowledge in Primary Care and Integrated Care, and a vision to create a new way of working. He has a very long and distinguished history of leading change in Primary Care and will now help us shape our “360 degree Workplace” initiative for more interpersonal and cohesive workplace.

In line with the PCN initiative the 360 degree Workplace will be a unifying methodology creating a common standard for Healthcare and Adult Social Care
What you will find here is nowhere else

What we are

  • A knowledgebase for professionals
  • We aim to be informative, authoritative and reliable
  • We have a free public service element
  • We provide simple solutions to complex problems

What we are not

  • We are not a "blog" about the latest news
  • We do not do unmoderated chat forums
Our history

We are part of X-Genics, a leading provider of smart compliance software. Our clients have included ACAS, Boots, Specsavers and The Royal Society of Medicine Press among other leading brands.

history X Genics past clients

Our founders and advisors have deep roots in Healthcare, spanning back several decades.

We were involved in Compliance and Patient Safety systems years before the CQC came into existence

A quick timeline

2004: X-Genics was formed www.xgenics.com

2008: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was created

2009: We started a CQC information portal for our clients

2011: We transferred our knowhow to everythingCQC.com as a public service knowledgebase

About this knowledgebase

We do the work for you

We read the regulations and developments and simplify them for quick reading

We use infographics whenever we can to make it easy to understand

We simplify the language to make it easy to absorb

We break down long articles into bite sized sections

Everything you need is now in one place
We want you to come back regularly and learn a new thing every time

One unified CQC system for Healthcare & Adult Social Care

We are experienced in both Healthcare and Adult Social Care.

The regulations are the same for all providers, and so are the core principles of quality and compliance.

The key difference between service types is how actual care is delivered at operational level and which aspects carry more emphasis compared to other Provider types.

The benefits of a single universal standard:-

  1. Standardisation across all provider types
  2. Easy standardisation for complex providers
  3. Easy for us to support
  4. Easy for cross collaboration
  5. Ready for integrated care
Our Products and Solutions

We simplify CQC

It is easy to regurgitate regulations, it is much harder to simplify so everyone understands and can comply

All our products are the result of years of experience, knowledge and in-depth research

We are always a step ahead of the CQC

We hope this to be your experience with all our products

  1. Simple to implement
  2. Simple to use on a daily basis
  3. Anyone can work with it
  4. Takes minutes to learn, and minutes to teach others
  5. Cost effective and time saving
FREE Resource - Spread the Word

Making things simpler is actually quite hard

We have spent a huge amount of energy and passion to create this knowledgebase

We want everyone to have access to reliable and authoritative information

Let's not waste this, recommend it to others, most of the content is FREE