Category: Thought leadership

Thought leadership: All change at the CQC

All change at the CQC

By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ We’ve recently updated our popular guide to the CQC and technology – ‘Outstanding home care’. And since our last edition it’s all change in care tech, and indeed at the CQC. After years of only vague interest, the UK government is now pushing for 80% of social… Read more »

Thought leadership: Connecting the story of care

Enriching the story of care through technology

The need for connected technology to tell the full story of care By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ The story of care is a complex network, made up of everything from the mundane to the meaningful. From how someone takes their tea in the morning – with one sugar and splash of milk… Read more »

Thought leadership: Is your home care agency remote inspection-ready?

A guide to remote CQC inspections for home care providers

By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ Following on from a successful pilot in autumn 2020, the Care Quality Commission now employs remote inspections as a standard format for domiciliary care and extra care providers. I first wrote about the CQC’s move toward digitisation back in July 2020. At that point in time,… Read more »

Thought leadership: Technology’s potential for improving carer wellbeing

Supporting carer wellbeing - a happy carer and client together

By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ I’m a great believer in the power of technology to turn data points into information. And thanks to rapid digitisation within the care sector, it is now rich with data. But the story it tells sits just out of reach – in pockets of siloed information, that… Read more »

Thought leadership: Living with COVID

Senior lady smiling using a tablet

How we can deploy technology effectively in a post-Covid-19 care sector By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ Living with COVID featured among the themes of our care sector predictions for 2022. Specifically, how technology can help the care sector live with the ever-changing existence of the virus. Our QA Lead, Rita Leitao,… Read more »

Thought leadership: Unique IQ’s care sector predictions for 2022

Hands holding mobile phone showing 2022 calendar

Reflecting on the year gone by By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ It’s that time of year when we reflect on the year gone by and make goals and wishes for the one to come. 2021 continued to be challenging as we adjust to the changing circumstances of the ongoing pandemic. And… Read more »

Thought leadership: To people and purpose

David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ, speaking at the Care Show 2021

Getting back to ‘normal’ post-COVID By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ This month has been all about getting back out there again. I have just taken part in a round-table discussion about our region’s vibrant tech landscape, hosted by Business & Innovation Magazine. In a lively debate, we talked about how companies… Read more »

Thought leadership: Focus on the most important thing – care

focus on the most important thing graphic

Focus on the most important thing. Care. By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ Those of you who work closely with Unique IQ will know that for the last 18 months, our team has been reimagining our home care technology; working towards our vision of a connected, collaborative, data-driven home care sector. Now… Read more »

Thought leadership: AI: care management’s next logical step

AI: care management software

Making sense of data with AI By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ AI, or Artificial Intelligence, has been a talking point in home care for some time. In short, AI uses technology to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind, doing so much faster and on a much bigger… Read more »