CQC readiness against both frameworks, in one assessment.
A self-assessment tool for CQC-registered providers in England, across six sectors: adult social care, general practice, dental, mental health, independent doctors and clinics, and independent hospitals. Answer one set of questions and receive two reports: where you stand today under the live Single Assessment Framework, and where you would stand under the draft 2026 sector-specific framework.
Framework one · live
Single Assessment Framework
Still the framework CQC assesses and rates against. 5 key questions and 34 quality statements, with evidence scored 1–4 and aggregated into a percentage and a rating.
Framework two · draft 2026
Sector-specific frameworks
Sector-specific and still in draft. The same 5 key questions, but 24 key lines of enquiry replace quality statements and numerical scoring is removed in favour of rating characteristics.
The five key questions — shared by both frameworks
Safe
Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
8 quality statements
Effective
Does care achieve good outcomes and promote a good quality of life?
6 quality statements
Caring
Do people feel treated with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect?
5 quality statements
Responsive
Does care meet people's needs, preferences and rights?
7 quality statements
Well-led
Is leadership, governance and culture driving high-quality, person-centred care?
8 quality statements
Answer once
One evidence-based question set covering every quality statement.
Two reports
A scored SAF position plus a transition view of what carries over.
Act with clarity
See your weakest areas by regulation and what to strengthen first.