Social care resources

Philippa Doyle

partner & National Head of Advisory & LEAD CONTACT

• Harrogate
• advisory
• p.doyle@hempsons.co.uk
• 01423 724028

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Welcome to our free legal resources hub for social care providers

Our collection of webinars, podcasts, and blogs is designed to provide legal updates and insights for social care providers, addressing key topics and exploring emerging trends across the sector. Whether you’re looking for guidance on CQC compliance, updates on regulatory changes, or support with legal processes, this hub brings together the resources you need to stay informed and prepared.

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Free legal advice for social care providers

Webinars

Register for our upcoming webinars, designed to guide social care providers through the latest legal updates and processes.

Past webinars

• Buying and selling in the social care sector series – Spring 2025

• Social care providers and inquests – a practical approach – 5 November 2025

• All things Court of Protection for social care providers – 4 December 2025

Care England webinars

Head of social care, Philippa Doyle, leads regular webinars in collaboration with Care England, relating to the CQC Single Assessment Framework Quality Statements, offering care providers crucial insights and guidance in meeting the CQC criteria. 

2025

• CQC – What does good look like and how do I get to outstanding? – 9 September
• Your CQC Legal Questions Answered – 24 June
• CQC Factual Accuracy Challenges – why Providers big and small should use the process – top tips on how to do it yourself and succeed – 1 April

2024

• CQC Single Assessment Framework: Quality Statements Analysis and how they link with the fundamental standards of care – 16 April
• CQC Well Led Quality Statements – an analysis– 2 July 
• Navigating the CQC quality statement: focusing on staffing and workforce – 24 September 
• Evidence Preparation to Maximise Scoring Under the Quality Statements – 3 December

Publications

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Blogs

Care Management Matters CQC Q&A series

• Care Quality Commission Factual Accuracy Challenges: Why providers big and small should use them – May 2025
• Hempsons CQC Q&A series: What are some of the basic things care providers miss? – August 2025
• What are the key legal risks for complex care providers under CQC regulation? – September 2025
• How to support services that have had regulatory breaches during a CQC inspection – October 2025
• Prosecutions of health and social care providers in England – November 2025

Hempsons blogs

August 2025

Case update: travel time and National Minimum Wage

July 2025

Department of Health and Social Care issues draft Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training

May 2025

Care Quality Commission Factual Accuracy Challenges: Why providers big and small should use them

February 2025

Did you know: How to challenge CQC?

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Podcasts

Listen to our latest podcasts to stay up to date with the latest legal updates related to social care issues.

Care Management Matters podcast – Everything you need to know about the care quality commission’s single assessment framework

Philippa Doyle joined Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive Officer at Care England, and Sharon Lowrie, Chief Executive Officer at Be Caring, the UK’s largest employee-owned social care provider, to discuss the SAF for CMM’s podcast. Watch the episode:

Court of Protection

Inquests

Contact us

If you are a social care provider and you have a legal issue, or would like to register for one of our training sessions, please get in touch with our social care team.