Are you CQC AI Compliant?
One question most care and health services can't answer yet - until an inspector asks it.
It's not optional anymore
On 21 May 2026, CQC published ten specific principles for how providers must use AI safely - the first time it's set out AI expectations this directly. This isn't a future compliance question. If your service uses AI anywhere - scheduling, care notes, rostering, dictation - it already applies to you.
You're not the only one carrying this quietly
Recent healthcare workforce research found 17% of staff admit to using AI tools their employer hasn't approved - usually because the tools they were given don't do what they actually need. If that sounds familiar, you're not being reckless. You're doing what nobody gave you a safer way to do.
The real risk isn't the AI. It's not knowing.
Once patient or client information goes into a tool nobody's reviewed, you can't always see where it's stored, who trained on it, or whether it meets UK GDPR. That's the gap CQC is asking every provider to close - and it's usually invisible until an inspector asks the question directly.
This already has an answer. You just haven't seen it written down.
CQC isn't asking you to ban AI. It's asking you to be able to show how you use it, who's accountable, and what happens when something goes wrong. Most services can answer that in outline. Almost none can show it in writing.
What CQC will actually ask you
When CQC visits, they won't ask whether you use AI. They'll ask you to prove you're managing it - evidence, not assurances. That's the difference between passing an inspection and being caught out by one. An AI Readiness Audit closes that gap: a full review scored against all ten CQC principles, with a written report and action plan you can hand straight to an inspector, or your board.
What you get
- ✓ A 75–90 minute structured review of your AI use, remote or on-site
- ✓ Scored against all ten of CQC's published AI principles
- ✓ A written gap report, plain English, no jargon
- ✓ A clear 30/60/90-day action plan you can hand straight to your team
- ✓ Delivered within 5 working days of your session
AI Readiness Audit - Remote
£750
AI Readiness Audit - On-site
£950
Who it's for: registered managers and owners of care homes, domiciliary agencies, supported-living services, and private clinics who use - or are thinking about using - any AI tool in their service, and want to be ready before it's raised at inspection.
Before you book
What happens after I pay?
You'll get a link to book your session directly, plus a short form to send over what AI tools (if any) you're already using so the time is used well.
What if I'm not using any AI tools yet?
That's fine - the audit still tells you what "AI-ready" will mean for your service under CQC's principles, so you know what good looks like before you adopt anything.
Who delivers the audit?
Louistas Nyuyse - NMC-registered nurse, Senior Lecturer, and AI governance specialist working across health and social care.
The AI-Ready Care Register
A public, open record of health and social care providers demonstrating safe, ethical, well-governed use of AI — assessed against CQC's published AI principles.
Certified providers
Updated as each new provider completes assessment
How a provider gets listed
AI Readiness Audit
A structured review against CQC's ten AI principles, with a written report.
Close the gaps
Policies, risk assessments and staff training brought up to standard.
Certified & listed
Awarded AI-Ready Certified status and added to the public register.
First 20 providers keep a permanent "Founding Member" mark on their listing.
Your Compliance Pack is ready
Thank you — your AI-Ready for CQC Compliance Pack is below. It's yours to edit, print, and keep, and your copy will be updated as CQC's guidance develops.
Opens as an editable Word document — save your own copy before you start filling it in.
What's inside
- AI Use Policy — ready to complete for your service
- AI Risk Assessment, mapped to all ten CQC AI principles
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) template
- Staff AI Training Record
- AI Incident / Near-Miss Log
- Inspection Evidence Map — one page, everything an inspector needs
- Staff Quick-Reference Card — print and laminate
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What's inside
- 10 modules, each with a lesson, case study, knowledge check and CPD reflection prompts
- Grounded in real CQC, NMC and sector guidance, with a full Harvard reference list
- A certificate of completion with CPD hours, ready for your portfolio
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Thank you for applying for AI-Ready Certified status. Here's what happens next.
You'll receive your assessment workbook and certificate templates by email within 1 business day. Complete and return it to be added to the AI-Ready Care Register.
We'll contact you within 2 business days to schedule your review (remote or on-site). Once assessed, you'll be added to the AI-Ready Care Register.
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