Governance-critical compliance services
From care home groups to ambulance services and GP practices, WorkNest offers a range of solutions designed to help you improve care standards, exceed the expectations of regulators and manage your workforce correctly.
Delivered by a team of highly-experienced CQC, CIW and CI sector experts, we can support you with everything your organisation needs to be compliant and reduce risk – including services such as mock inspections, registrations, legal compliance and health and safety to name a few.
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Our Health and Social Care Services
Mock Inspections
Our team of expert Consultants, situated throughout England, Scotland, and Wales, is committed to proactively assisting you in identifying and resolving potential issues through ad hoc or regular mock inspections.
Designed to emulate the regulator’s inspection framework, this crucial service can help you quickly identify any shortfalls in your current procedures so you don’t fall foul of a poor rating.
CQC Policy Creation
Are you in the registration process or already a registered entity with the CQC? If so, it’s essential to have customised policies that align with your operations and adhere to current legislation.
Our industry specialists can work alongside you to create tailored policies that fulfil your needs in various services, including care homes, home care, ambulances, and specialised areas like wellness.
CQC Compliance Support
Our Compliance Support services are customised to aid established CQC registered providers in managing enforcement action and compliance obstacles, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and expert guidance to quickly get you back on course.
We offer vital support during enforcement actions, conduct due diligence visits for acquisition preparation, and provide personalised support packages to meet specific needs.
Health & Safety
Our experienced, DBS-checked consultants understand the challenges of operating within a highly-regulated sector and will work with you to ensure you are Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Care Inspectorate (Wales and Scotland) compliant.
Our approach is focused on finding sensible and proportionate measures to reduce real risks.
Employment Law and HR Consultancy
With staffing shortages and time-consuming administrative tasks amongst the biggest challenges facing the health and social care sector, our qualified Employment Law and HR Advisers have the knowledge and expertise to help you save time, keep abreast of changes in the law, and deal with workforce issues quickly and compliantly.
Cyber Security Support
Care providers are prime targets for cyber-attacks due to the sensitive data they hold and the essential services they deliver. Our specialist cyber team protects your organisation from phishing, ransomware and data breaches with tailored support designed for the care sector. With our sister companies Bulletproof and Pentest People, we provide assessments, penetration testing, threat monitoring, and rapid incident response. Whether you need ongoing protection or one-off guidance, we help you stay compliant, safeguard service-user data and keep your care services running safely.
Specialist Immigration Support
We help care providers stay compliant with clear, practical guidance on sponsor licensing, Certificates of Sponsorship, and day-to-day immigration duties. Our team supports you with applications, audits, Right to Work checks, and managing complex cases involving care staff. Whether you rely on international recruits or need one-off advice, we offer straightforward, sector-focused support to protect your sponsor licence and maintain a safe, compliant workforce.
Why choose us?
Experts in health and social care
For health and social care employers, dealing with time-consuming employee issues and managing your health and safety obligations, whilst also keeping up to date with the regular changes in the law and evolving CQC requirements, can take valuable time away from providing the best possible care to your service users.
That’s why hundreds of health and social care sector providers across the UK turn to WorkNest to help them manage these key compliance areas confidently, without compromising viability, profitability or standards of care.
- Access support from a team of former CQC Inspectors, Registered Managers and experienced senior health and social care professionals
- Keep your business up to date with the latest legislative, regulatory and best practice standards
- Protect your business from poor ratings or the risk of prosecution
Who you’ll be working with
Julie Walton
Head of Registrations
Steven Haddock
Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead
Robyn Drury
Head of Inspections and Support
Imogen Huxford
Compliance Director
Darren Boates
Head of Registrations and Policies
Toyah Marshall
Principal Employment Law Adviser
Client stories
Avante Care & Support
ACI Care
Town & Country Homecare Limited
Waverley Care