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Inspection readiness, Northern Ireland

RQIA inspection readiness checklist and quiz

This RQIA readiness check is 12 questions drawn from the four questions RQIA asks of every service, each tested against numbered indicators. Answer each one and you get a score for each question, the three things to fix first, and the RQIA guide and template for each. wai is clinic software built to help you achieve an inspection with no areas for improvement.

Updated , and every standard links to rqia.org.uk.

The 12 questions

  1. Is care safe?Does each doctor's file hold their GMC registration, indemnity, appraisal and responsible officer?

    Drawn from S1 Suitably qualified, competent and experienced persons, in appropriate numbers, RQIA

  2. Is care safe?Did every member of staff have an enhanced AccessNI check before they started?

    Drawn from S1 Suitably qualified, competent and experienced persons, in appropriate numbers, RQIA

  3. Is care safe?Are risks identified and managed, with a record of each assessment?

    Drawn from S3 Unnecessary risks identified, managed and where possible eliminated, RQIA

  4. Is care effective?Are clinical records complete, secure and audited, with an action plan from the audit?

    Drawn from E2 Monitors, audits and reviews the effectiveness and quality of care, RQIA

  5. Is care effective?Do you review the quality of care regularly, with a record of what changed after each review?

    Drawn from E2 Monitors, audits and reviews the effectiveness and quality of care, RQIA

  6. Is care compassionate?Is consent recorded for each patient, under a consent policy in line with GMC guidance?

    Drawn from C1 Dignity and respect, independence, rights, equality and diversity, choice and consent, RQIA

  7. Is care compassionate?Do you run an annual patient satisfaction survey, with a summary report and an action plan?

    Drawn from C3 The views of service users sought and taken into account, RQIA

  8. Is care compassionate?Are complaints recorded with the investigation, the outcome and the action taken?

    Drawn from C2 Service users listened to, valued and communicated with appropriately, RQIA

  9. Is the service well led?Is your certificate of registration displayed, and does it match the services you provide?

    Drawn from L4 The service operated in accordance with the regulatory framework, RQIA

  10. Is the service well led?Has RQIA been told of any change to the registered manager or provider?

    Drawn from L4 The service operated in accordance with the regulatory framework, RQIA

  11. Is the service well led?Does each area for improvement from your last inspection have evidence that it is met?

    Drawn from L2 Management and governance systems that drive quality improvement, RQIA

  12. Is the service well led?Is a patient register kept in line with Schedule 3 of the 2005 Regulations?

    Drawn from L4 The service operated in accordance with the regulatory framework, RQIA

Email me the full report

Answer every question above and we will email your score for each question, the three things to fix first and the guide for each.

The score for each question, the three things to fix first and the guide and template for each, in your inbox.

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What the questions are drawn from

Each question below is RQIA's own, with the page where RQIA publishes it. The RQIA hub explains the whole framework, and its guides carry the templates.

  1. 3 questionsIs care safe?rqia.org.uk
  2. 2 questionsIs care effective?rqia.org.uk
  3. 3 questionsIs care compassionate?rqia.org.uk
  4. 4 questionsIs the service well led?rqia.org.uk
  5. RQIA hubRQIA software, the framework and every guide

Questions

Where do the RQIA questions come from?

Each question is drawn from the four questions RQIA asks of every service, each tested against numbered indicators, and names the standard it comes from with a link to the regulator's own page. The facts were checked against rqia.org.uk on 15 October 2026.

Does the score predict my RQIA determination?

No. The score shows where your evidence is strong and where it is thin, question by question, so you know what to work on first. RQIA decides the determination after its own assessment.

Does RQIA endorse this quiz or wai?

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority registers and rates providers. It does not approve, certify or endorse software, wai included, and software cannot earn a determination on a provider's behalf. wai keeps the records your team uses to show RQIA how care is delivered, and RQIA decides the determination.

What happens to my answers?

Your answers are scored in your browser and stay there. They are sent to us only if you ask for the full report by email, and then only to write and send it.

See your RQIA evidence kept as the work is done.

We show wai on your own diary, notes and inbox in a 15 minute video call. wai is built to help you achieve an inspection with no areas for improvement, and RQIA decides the determination.

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Other regulators

Every readiness quiz
  1. EnglandCQC readiness quiz
  2. Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDHA readiness quiz
  3. SingaporeHCSA readiness quiz
  4. Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDOH readiness quiz
  5. Hong KongORPHF readiness quiz
  6. International, with the Gulf and Asia firstJCI readiness quiz
  7. United StatesJoint Commission readiness quiz
  8. United StatesAAAHC readiness quiz
  9. AustraliaNSQHS and RACGP readiness quiz
  10. ScotlandHIS readiness quiz
  11. WalesHIW readiness quiz
  12. QatarMOPH readiness quiz
  13. KuwaitKuwait MOH readiness quiz
  14. Kingdom of BahrainNHRA readiness quiz
  15. Sultanate of OmanOman MOH readiness quiz
  16. FranceHAS readiness quiz
  17. IrelandHIQA readiness quiz
  18. Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, CanadaCanada readiness quiz
  19. Aotearoa New ZealandNgā Paerewa readiness quiz
  20. Zurich and Geneva, SwitzerlandSwiss cantonal licensing readiness quiz
  21. IndiaNABH readiness quiz
  22. MalaysiaMOH and MSQH readiness quiz
  23. GermanyQM-RL readiness quiz
  24. Madrid and Cataluña, SpainSpanish autorización sanitaria readiness quiz
  25. the NetherlandsIGJ readiness quiz
  26. South AfricaHPCSA and OHSC readiness quiz
  27. EgyptGAHAR readiness quiz
  28. JapanMHLW readiness quiz
  29. South KoreaKOIHA readiness quiz
  30. Brazil, worked through São Paulo and Rio de JaneiroANVISA, CFM and ONA readiness quiz

Sources

  1. 1RQIA, 2026RQIA Provider Guidance 2026-2027, Independent Clinic, Private Doctor ServiceRead source