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Regulation • Regulated by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

CQC Regulation 18: Staffing

Definition: Regulation 18 requires providers to deploy sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled, and experienced staff.

Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview

Care providers must ensure that staffing rotas meet the assessed needs of service users at all times, that staff receive appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision, and appraisal, and that safe staffing ratios are maintained without unmanaged gaps.

Governing Authority

Enforced by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 in United Kingdom. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.

Automated Compliance

How AsanWork Enforces CQC Regulation 18: Staffing

AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.

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