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How Organisational Culture Impacts Tenders, CQC...

Your organisational culture shapes how commissioners, inspectors, and partners perceive your service. In this post, we explore how a strong, values-led culture helps you win tenders, improve CQC ratings, and...

How to Strengthen Your Governance for Tenders, ...

Strong governance isn’t just about policies on a shelf. It’s about how you lead, manage risk, and demonstrate quality to commissioners, CQC, and inspectors. Here’s how to strengthen yours for...

Why Strategic Reviews Are Essential for Social ...

With rising risks and changing commissioning trends, social care providers need clear, evidence-based strategic reviews to stay competitive, reduce wasted effort, and strengthen future tenders.

Direct Payments: Should You Say Yes to Requests...

Direct Payments offer opportunities but also risks for social care providers. This blog explores how to assess whether accepting individual Direct Payment requests is right for your business.

Direct Payments and Risk: What Commissioners Ex...

Direct Payments can expose providers to complex risks around safeguarding, finance, and compliance. This article explains what commissioners expect you to understand about these risks — and how to evidence...

Direct Payments: Are They Worth the Risk for So...

Direct Payments can seem attractive, but they carry significant risks for social care providers. This blog explores whether they’re still worth pursuing in 2025 and how to make strategic decisions...