Free Resources for Care Providers

Practical tools, checklists, and forms you can complete online and print, designed to support compliance and good practice in health and social care settings.

At Caring Alliance, we believe in sharing knowledge freely. These resources are available to everyone, not just members. Complete them on screen, then print or save as PDF for your records.

Available Resources

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Safe Recruitment Checklist

A tick-box recruitment checklist aligned with CQC Regulations 19, 5, 18, 13 and Schedule 3 requirements. Use for every new hire.

Compliance Recruitment CQC
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Individual Risk Assessment Form

Assess and document risks for individuals receiving care, with risk areas, control measures, and review dates.

Risk Assessment Care Planning
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Supervision Record

Document formal supervision sessions between a manager and a staff member, including discussion topics, agreed actions, and training needs.

Staff Management CQC Reg 18
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Reflective Practice Form

Reflect on a practice experience using a structured framework: what happened, what you did, what went well, and what you would do differently.

Professional Development CPD
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Holistic Person Centred Assessment Form

Assess the full range of needs, wishes, and circumstances of an individual receiving care, covering health, wellbeing, social life, safeguarding, equality, and future planning.

Assessment Person Centred CQC Reg 9
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Survey of Care Form

Audit the quality of care provision in a setting, structured around the five CQC Key Lines of Enquiry: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-Led.

Audit Quality CQC KLOE
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Location Risk Assessment Form

Assess environmental and operational risks at a specific location or premises, covering fire safety, equipment, security, COSHH, infection control, and more.

Risk Assessment Environment Health and Safety
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Observation of Competency Form

Observe and record a staff member demonstrating competency in a specific care task, with criteria rating, evidence notes, and a competency decision.

Competency Staff Development Care Certificate
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Compliance and Quality Audit Form

A comprehensive audit covering all CQC Fundamental Standards (Regulations 9 to 20), with rating, evidence notes, priority action plan, and sign-off.

Compliance Audit CQC
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Satisfaction of Service Form

Gather feedback from people who use services, their families, and representatives, with a 1 to 5 rating scale, NPS score, free-text comments, and follow-up options.

Feedback Quality CQC Reg 17
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PBS Plan Form

Develop a Positive Behaviour Support Plan for an individual whose behaviour challenges, covering understanding the person, proactive and reactive strategies, restrictive intervention reduction, and ongoing monitoring.

PBS Behaviour Support CQC Reg 12
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ABC Recording Form

Record Antecedent, Behaviour, and Consequence for incidents of behaviour that challenges, with 12 recording rows, pattern analysis sections, working hypothesis, and recommendations to inform PBS planning.

ABC Behaviour Recording Functional Analysis
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