Ardens has worked with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to develop a suite of reports to be used when carrying out inspections of GP practices. The reports can also be used by practices to identify patients who are potentially at risk from not having care delivered in line with national guidance.
By using Ardens Clinical and Ardens Manager to monitor CQC inspection reports, primary care organisations can enhance compliance and quality of care, and ultimately aim to achieve an outstanding CQC rating.
THE CHALLENGE
Getting an outstanding CQC rating
Maintaining accurate, high-quality records to ensure compliance and provide robust evidence for CQC inspections
Keeping processes aligned with evolving national guidelines and best practice
Building staff knowledge of requirements and effectively planning for inspections
Continuously monitoring performance to identify areas for improvement
CQC searches
Access CQC searches offering transparency on the regulatory process, including safe prescribing, monitoring of high-risk drugs, and identifying potential missed diagnoses.
Clinical templates
Ardens Clinical includes a comprehensive suite of templates and searches that standardise data entry, enhancing data quality and simplifying reporting.
CQC dashboard
The Ardens Manager CQC dashboard offers detailed performance oversight with advanced reporting, incorporating demographic and deprivation data. This can be used at the practice, PCN, or ICB level to quickly pinpoint areas for action.
Business rules & codesets
Access the business rules and code sets on Ardens Manager, including interactive report builds and code groups.
THE BENEFITS
Safety & quality improvement with Ardens
✓ Enhance quality of care and patient satisfaction, with many practices using Ardens achieving Outstanding ratings in CQC inspections
✓ Improve patient safety and reduce potential risks through proactive monitoring
✓ Identify strengths and weaknesses, enabling timely and effective action
✓ Maximise practice income by identifying any potential missed payment requirements
GP Practice, Devon
"Our Surgery had a CQC inspection in September, where you certainly helped me out during my hour long intensive grilling to demonstrate high quality evidence based care, safeguarding, instant access to your searches. We were awarded Outstanding and the report is littered with references to our ‘clinical template system’, which is of course yours."
