Registered Nurse | BSc (Hons) H&S Care | C-CAF Accredited Consultant | CQI & IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor

Quality, Governance & Improvement Consultancy
Practical support for care providers to strengthen governance, improve quality and build effective assurance.

Name: Cheryl Baird Consultancy Ltd
Address: 24 Font Dive, Cambridge, ENG, CB23 3AX, GB
Telephone: 07889655323

How I Can Support Your Organisation

Care Home Consultancy Services

I support care providers with clinical governance, quality improvement, assurance and leadership. My approach helps organisations strengthen systems, reduce risk and improve outcomes for the people they support.

Clinical Governance and Compliance

Strengthen clinical governance, reduce risk and ensure services are safe, well-led and inspection ready.

I support providers to embed robust audit, risk and oversight systems that stand up to regulatory scrutiny.

Regulatory & Quality Improvement

Improve performance and achieve compliance through structured reviews, gap analysis and targeted action planning.

Support is focused on stabilising services, addressing risks and delivering sustainable quality improvement and measurable outcomes.

Interim & Executive Leadership Support

Senior-level leadership support to stabilise services, strengthen teams and drive improvement.

Providing hands-on operational and clinical oversight to deliver measurable, sustainable outcomes.

About Cheryl

I support care providers to stabilise services, strengthen governance and embed sustainable quality systems that meet regulatory expectations.

As a Registered Nurse, C-CAF Accredited Consultant and former NI, Director of Care Operations and Quality Director, I have worked across multiple care groups delivering quality improvement and stabilisation programmes, strengthening governance, improving performance and supporting services through regulatory challenges. My approach combines hands-on delivery with senior-level oversight, enabling organisations to achieve measurable and sustainable improvement.

My professional development includes ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor training, Resuscitation Council UK Basic Life Support Instructor (BLSi) and the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET), supporting my work across quality assurance, governance, audit, training and continuous improvement.

I am also an ICO Registered Consultant and a member of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Institute of Health & Social Care Management (IHSCM), with Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance in place for my consultancy work.

Qualifications & Memberships

Registered Nurse

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

C-CAF Accredited Consultant

CQI & IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015

RCN Member

IHSCM Member

ICO Registered

Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance

AET & BLSi

Areas of Expertise

Clinical Governance
CQC Compliance
Quality Improvement
Risk Management
Audit & Assurance Systems
Competency Frameworks
Policy Writing

Available for

Short - term consultancy
Interim assignments
Project based improvement work
Governance reviews / Mock Inspections
Improvement programmes
Multi-site support
Traininig

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

5.0 ★★★★★ on Google

“Cheryl has been a fantastic support for our service. Both her clinical knowledge from a quality/safety perspective, and her operational knowledge has been key to developing our report. She has been instrumental in coaching our team.”

Harj Sadhra
Google Review

“Cheryl’s outstanding clinical mentoring and professional guidance were invaluable. Her practical advice, encouragement and wealth of experience gave me the confidence to navigate complex situations and continue growing professionally.”

Mgrace Alcular
Google Review

“Cheryl was excellent to work with! Extremely knowledgeable regarding the UK Aged Care regulatory landscape.”

James Matthias
Google Review

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Get in Touch

For consultancy enquiries or to discuss how I can support your organisation, please get in touch.
Available for interim consultancy and quality improvement support.

cherylbaird@cherylbairdconsultancy.co.uk
07889655323

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