Free CQC review template · Quarterly
Incident and learning review
A free 7-point review for every type of CQC-registered service. It evidences the CQC quality statement “Learning culture” under the Safe key question (Reg 12, 17, 20), as processes. Built from NHS England. Answer each check below and download a PDF report, or print a blank form.
Checks
- Every patient safety incident recorded
- People affected and staff involved were engaged in the response
- A proportionate learning response chosen (for example after-action review or swarm huddle)
- Contributory factors identified, not only individual error
- Learning shared with the team and recorded
- Improvement actions have owners and are checked
- Themes reviewed across the period
Official sources
- NHS England: Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
- NHS England: Patient safety learning response toolkit
NHS England: Patient safety learning response toolkit
This checklist summarises the official guidance. Check the sources for the full requirements.
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Templates summarise official guidance as of October 2026. They do not replace it: always check the linked source for the full requirements. Audit Angel CQC is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission.
Know your gaps before the inspector does.
Set-up takes ten minutes. Start with example evidence for your type of service, run your first audit, then replace the examples with your own.