Dr I K Babar & Partners

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• Overview
• Shared direction and culture
• Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders
• Freedom to speak up
• Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion
• Governance, management and sustainability
• Partnerships and communities
• Learning, improvement and innovation

We did not assess all quality statements in this key question. We only assessed the parts of the quality statements that were included in the warning notices we issued to the provider on 18 December 2025.

We looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture

At our last assessment, we rated this key question as inadequate. At this assessment, the rating remains the same.

The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to good governance.

This service scored 29 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

We did not look at Shared direction and culture during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.

We did not look at Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.

We did not look at Freedom to speak up during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.

We did not look at Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.

The service did not always have clear responsibilities, roles, systems of accountability or good governance. They did not always act on the best information about risk, performance and outcomes, or share this securely with others when appropriate.

The provider had made some changes to the governance processes since our assessment of December 2025. However, there was work to be done in this area. The policies and procedures they had in place were not always being followed correctly.

There was a recruitment policy in place but this was not being followed correctly. New staff have been recruited by the provider since the last assessment. Not all background and reference checks had been completed as per the providers own recruitment policy before the new staff were in post. The Infection Prevention Control (IPC) policy that was in place was not being followed correctly. The lack of up-to-date IPC audits and accurate hand-washing audits meant that the provider did not have a clear understanding of risks posed by staff not following the national guidelines on IPC.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks were completed for all but 1 staff member who had been employed by the provider since November 2014.

Not all staff had received an appraisal in the last 12 months, with 1 staff member not having one since they started employment in November 2014.

We did not look at Partnerships and communities during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.

We did not look at Learning, improvement and innovation during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Well-led.