The Real Reason Practice Managers Lose Sleep Before a CQC Inspection
Most practice managers don’t lose sleep because they’re worried about patient care. They lose sleep because they’re worried about evidence.[…]
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Category: CQC
Winter 2026/27: what general practice needs to know now
NHS England has published a letter setting out the national approach to winter 2026/27, spelling out the actions every part of[…]
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53 Out of 53 Practices Retained Good. So Why Worry About Governance?
The latest Returning to Good and Outstanding inspection reports contain an interesting statistic. So far, 53 reports have been published.[…]
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A Year In: What Three Workshops Taught Me About the Work I Was Meant to Do
Daniel Vincent · Harmony CQC · July 2026 At about half past ten last Monday morning, I watched a number[…]
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From Crisis to Confidence: One Practice’s Journey Through CQC
When Spring Gardens Group Medical Practice found itself with a practice manager vacancy, a data breach, and inaccessible governance documents,[…]
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General Practice PSIRF Programme Opens: An Opportunity to Get Ahead on Patient Safety
Patient safety continues to be one of the most important priorities for general practice, and a new national programme offers[…]
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Turning Policies into Practice: Making Governance Real
Like many practices, Birchwood Medical Practice had policies, procedures and protocols stored on TeamNet. The challenge wasn’t whether the documents[…]
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53 CQC Inspection Reports Analysed: What Practices Need to Know
The latest Harmony CQC webinar is now live inside the Free Harmony CQC Community. Join the Harmony CQC Free Community[…]
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From Policy on a Shelf to Policy in Practice: How Wayne Used Concordia AI to Rethink Mandatory Training
Many practices have policies sitting on TeamNet or shared drives that have been downloaded, adapted and reviewed over the years.[…]
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Andes Virus (Hantavirus) IPC Update — A Useful Governance Check-In for Practices
UKHSA has published new infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance for healthcare settings following confirmation of an outbreak of Andes[…]
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