Let's Make Lemonade
CQC Compliance Consultant & Inspection Specialist
Let’s Make Lemonade helps CQC-regulated providers prepare for inspection, strengthen compliance, respond to regulatory concerns and approach the CQC with greater clarity and confidence.
Mock Inspections · Compliance · Training · Registration · Enforcement Response
Practical CQC compliance support, informed by experience on both sides of regulation
Let’s Make Lemonade was founded by Gabi Ashton, a CQC compliance specialist with over 18 years’ experience across health and social care, including work in CQC-regulated services and as a CQC Inspector.
This experience gives Gabi a practical understanding of how services are assessed, where providers can become uncertain, and how compliance can be made clearer, more manageable and more meaningful for teams.
Let’s Make Lemonade supports providers to understand their current position, strengthen evidence, prepare for inspection, respond to regulatory concerns and approach CQC requirements with greater clarity and confidence.
How Let’s Make Lemonade Supports Providers
Understand where your service currently sits against relevant CQC legislation and guidance.
Stay focused on quality, safety and the experience of people using services.
Build confidence in communication with the CQC.
Prepare leaders and teams for inspection, registration, compliance planning and regulatory response.
Practical CQC compliance support, informed by experience on both sides of regulation
Let’s Make Lemonade was founded by Gabi Ashton, a CQC compliance specialist with over 18 years’ experience across health and social care, including work in CQC-regulated services and as a CQC Inspector.
This experience gives Gabi a practical understanding of how services are assessed, where providers can become uncertain, and how compliance can be made clearer, more manageable and more meaningful for teams.
Let’s Make Lemonade supports providers to understand their current position, strengthen evidence, prepare for inspection, respond to regulatory concerns and approach CQC requirements with greater clarity and confidence.
How Let’s Make Lemonade Supports Providers
Understand where your service currently sits against relevant CQC legislation and guidance.
Stay focused on quality, safety and the experience of people using services.
Build confidence in communication with the CQC.
Prepare leaders and teams for inspection, registration, compliance planning and regulatory response.
Services and pricing at a glance
Five practical routes to CQC support, with clear starting prices to help you understand where an engagement may begin. Final scope and fees are agreed around your service and the work required.
Mock CQC Inspection
On-site
Independent review of how your service may stand up to CQC scrutiny, with clear findings and priorities for improvement.
£750/day
Ongoing Compliance
Remote
Regular practical support to review evidence, strengthen governance and keep action plans moving.
£100/hour
Training and Development
On-site / Remote
Tailored training to help leaders and teams understand CQC expectations and demonstrate good practice confidently.
£375/half day
CQC Registration Support
Remote
Structured help with applications, bespoke policies, supporting evidence and registered manager interview preparation.
Full package from £3,750
Enforcement Response
Remote preferred / On-site possible
Urgent practical support with CQC concerns, draft reports, factual accuracy and formal correspondence.
£450/half day
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What CQC-regulated providers say about working with Let’s Make Lemonade
Feedback from providers who have worked with Gabi across registration, mock inspections, ongoing compliance and regulatory response.
I just wanted to give my thanks for the inspection over the last two days. I didn’t really know what to expect and was a little anxious it would be overwhelming; however, the whole experience was interesting, very pleasant, and productive. It ticked all the boxes and was exactly what we needed, and I can’t thank you enough for being so patient, thorough, and supportive. For the cost, the inspection was very detailed, thorough, and constructive.
Working with Gabi at Let's Make Lemonade couldn't have been easier. Gabi was structured in her approach and went through everything in detail; she created a framework for us to work from early on and it really helped keep us on track. The CQC application can be a daunting experience, but Gabi used her expert knowledge to help us feel at ease and focus on what we were good at. We wouldn't have done so well without her help.
Thank you for your timely support and guidance. I found you thoroughly professional and knowledgeable. I highly recommend you to any GP practice that needs help challenging or getting advice about CQC inspection draft reports. In my case, I am so pleased with your guidance and advice; we were able to challenge the CQC factual accuracy report, which led to breaches being removed and the Requires Improvement rating being amended to Good.
Sharing Practical CQC Insight With Sector Partners
Let’s Make Lemonade works with selected organisations across health and social care to share practical CQC compliance knowledge through webinars, workshops, toolkits and specialist contributions.
RA Support
Webinar contribution on IPC and CQC compliance.
The Medicines Management Team
CQC Safe Series webinar collaboration for primary care audiences.
Allied Health Training
Clinical governance and regulatory compliance workshops.
See the full Collaborations page for previous sector contributions and archive work.
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