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Regulation • Regulated by Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Single Assessment Framework (SAF)

Definition: The modern unified assessment framework introduced by the CQC to assess quality and safety across all health and social care sectors.

Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview

Replacing previous separate inspection regimes, the SAF structures regulation around 34 Quality Statements linked to the five key questions. The CQC uses six evidence categories (people's experiences, feedback from staff and leaders, partner feedback, observation of care, processes, and outcomes) to score quality continuously between 1 and 4 rather than relying solely on periodic physical inspections.

Governing Authority

Enforced by Care Quality Commission (CQC) in United Kingdom. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.

Automated Compliance

How AsanWork Enforces Single Assessment Framework (SAF)

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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Related United Kingdom Healthcare Terms

Payroll 12.07% Holiday Pay Accrual (Irregular Hours) The statutory method reintroduced for calculating annual leave entitlement for irregular-hours workers and part-year workers in the UK. Vetting AccessNI Check (Northern Ireland) The criminal history disclosure service for individuals seeking employment in health and social care services in Northern Ireland. Compliance CQC Quality Statements (34 Statements) Quality statements are the commitments that health and social care providers must live up to under the CQC Single Assessment Framework. Regulation CQC Regulation 12: Safe Care and Treatment Regulation 12 mandates that care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users.