Healthcare & Care Consultancy in Wales

Oxara supports healthcare and care providers, owners, investors, purchasers, lenders and professional advisers working with services in Wales.

Regulated social care services in Wales fall within the remit of Care Inspectorate Wales, while independent healthcare services may require registration with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales depending on the nature of the service provided.

Our work remains director-led, with senior consultants and specialist expertise matched to the requirements of each instruction and regulatory framework.

Regulation in Wales

The regulatory position of a healthcare or care organisation in Wales depends on the service being provided and the regulatory framework that applies.

For regulated social care services, the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 provides the principal statutory framework. Independent healthcare operates under a separate framework overseen by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

Oxara approaches each instruction against the regulatory framework applicable to the organisation and service concerned.

Care Inspectorate Wales regulatory support

Oxara supports regulated social care providers requiring an independent view of their governance, regulatory position and operational evidence.

Independent healthcare regulatory support

Oxara supports independent healthcare organisations with regulatory assurance, governance review, registration considerations, inspection readiness and operational assessment.

Registration and inspection readiness

Registration and inspection readiness require more than the presence of policies.

Oxara can review whether the service, governance arrangements and supporting evidence are sufficiently developed to withstand regulatory scrutiny.

Responsible Individual and provider governance

The Welsh social care framework places defined responsibilities on service providers and Responsible Individuals.

Oxara can independently review provider oversight, Responsible Individual responsibilities, management arrangements and the evidence generated by the service.

Regulatory and operational due diligence

Oxara provides independent regulatory and operational due diligence for investors, purchasers, lenders and professional advisers considering healthcare and care organisations in Wales.

The work focuses on material regulatory, governance and operational findings relevant to the instruction.

Regulatory response and improvement

Where a regulator has identified concerns, Oxara can review the findings, assess the supporting evidence and test whether proposed improvement actions address the issues identified.

Wales within UK Coverage

Wales forms one part of Oxara’s wider UK coverage.

Healthcare and care regulation differs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Oxara approaches each instruction against the regulatory framework applicable to the jurisdiction and service concerned.