Hanaan Parkinson-Ramsbottom

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection is carried out to assess whether health and social care services are delivering safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care. While inspections can feel nervy, the process itself is structured, evidence-based and consistent. Understanding what happens during a CQC inspection helps care providers...

Construction sites are high-risk environments by nature. Conditions change daily, multiple trades operate side-by-side, and hazards are often temporary but severe. A construction risk assessment is how those risks are identified, controlled, and kept under review so work can proceed safely and legally. In this guide we explain what a construction...

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 set out how employers must manage substances that can cause harm to health. In care homes, COSHH plays a central role in protecting staff, residents, and visitors from everyday risks linked to cleaning chemicals, medicines, and biological hazards. This guide explains what COSHH...

A risk assessment method statement, commonly referred to as RAMS, is not a single document and not a separate legal requirement. It is the combined use of a risk assessment and a method statement, brought together to plan work safely and communicate how risks will be controlled in practice. Confusion around RAMS is common. Many employers,...

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) set out how health, safety and welfare must be managed on construction projects in the UK. They apply to all construction work, regardless of size, and are designed to ensure that risks are identified early, responsibilities are clear, and work is properly planned and...

A risk assessment matrix is a simple visual tool used to prioritise risks based on how likely they are to happen and how severe the consequences could be. This article explains how a risk assessment matrix works and includes a practical 5×5 matrix you can use to assess risk levels quickly and consistently. If you need a clear way to decide which...