The honest answer usually lives in pieces

Most providers think they know how ready they are for an inspection. When I talk to managers, the honest answer is often ‘roughly, from memory’ or ‘only after a fair bit of digging.’ It isn’t because anyone is careless; it is because readiness lives in several people’s heads and a few different folders, not in one place you can check in two minutes.

A mirror, not a pitch

We built the PolicyNow Inspection Readiness Check to provide an honest mirror. It is not a tool to sell you anything—you do not even need to create an account to start. It asks eight questions based on the actual frameworks used by the CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW, and RQIA.

For example: ‘A new care worker starts on Monday. By Friday, what can you prove about your medication policy?’

The check gives you a score broken into four specific areas: policies, staff understanding, evidence, and governance. This helps you identify exactly where your gap lies rather than staring at a single, unhelpful number. The value is the mirror, not the pitch.

Two minutes. No signup. See where your gap actually is: https://policynow.uk/policynow-readiness-check/