What Advanced Clinical Solutions does

Advanced Clinical Solutions Ltd is a UK-based, founder-managed professional services firm specialising in clinical governance, patient safety, and healthcare regulatory compliance for independent healthcare providers. The company operates from a single headquarters in Newport, Wales, and is led by Managing Director Guy Winter and Clinical Operations Director Josie Winter, drawing on combined NHS, independent healthcare, and infection prevention expertise to deliver consulting, mock inspections, clinical audits, and PSIRF-aligned patient safety incident investigations across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Its core offering is structured around the proprietary '7 Pillars Clinical Governance Framework' (Patient & Public Involvement, Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Audit, Risk Management, Education & Training, Staffing & Staff Management, Information Management) and is delivered through four service pillars: CQC/HIW/HIS/RQIA registration and inspection readiness, patient safety and quality improvement, clinical governance and compliance, and a CPD-accredited learning and development catalogue of more than 50 training pages spanning clinical skills, mandatory training, leadership development, and quality and governance. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 and CPD accreditations and is registered with the ICO for data protection.

ACS makes money primarily through bespoke, quote-based professional consulting engagements and training programme delivery to independent hospitals, clinics, diagnostics providers, insourcing/outsourcing firms, telemedicine operators, regulated start-ups, governance teams, universities, and legal/insurance buyers. Go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales supported by an inbound content engine (Healthcare Insights Blog, podcast series including 'The Vital Signs of Good Governance', webinars, free downloadable guides, email campaigns, and a Microsoft Outlook-based consultation booking system), plus a transactional online store for resource products. International reach is signalled through partnerships with Joint Commission International, UKIHMA, and the World Healthcare Congress.

Name

Advanced Clinical Solutions

Legal name

Advanced Clinical Solutions Ltd

Website

https://advancedclinicalsolution.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advanced Clinical Solutions Ltd is a UK-based healthcare governance consultancy supporting independent hospitals, clinics, and regulated providers with CQC/HIW/HIS/RQIA compliance, clinical governance, patient safety (PSIRF), and CPD-accredited training, delivered by a founder-led team from Newport, Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Revenue generated through governance consultations, clinical governance reviews, mock CQC inspections, and regulatory compliance advisory services delivered directly to healthcare organisations.
2. Healthcare Training and Education: CPD-accredited training programmes covering clinical skills, mandatory training, leadership development, and quality & governance training. Over 50 pages of courses across four sections: Clinical Skills, Mandatory & Core Training, Healthcare Leadership Development, and Quality & Governance Training.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advanced Clinical Solutions is a UK-based professional services firm that delivers clinical governance, patient safety, and healthcare regulatory compliance consulting to independent healthcare providers. The company offers governance consultations, mock CQC inspections, clinical audits, PSIRF-aligned patient safety incident investigations, and CPD-accredited training programmes spanning clinical skills, mandatory training, leadership development, and quality and governance.

Product overview

Advanced Clinical Solutions is a professional service provider offering a unified portfolio of healthcare governance, compliance, and quality improvement solutions for independent healthcare providers. The core offering combines consulting services (CQC registration, inspection readiness, clinical governance frameworks, patient safety investigations) with education and training delivery. Key service pillars include the 7 Pillars of Clinical Governance framework, Mock CQC Inspection Services, Clinical Audit Services, and PSIRF-supported Patient Safety Incident Investigation. Training services span clinical skills, mandatory training, leadership development, and quality/governance courses. The company also provides free downloadable resource guides and publishes thought leadership through its Healthcare Governance Insights blog. All services are delivered by healthcare professionals with NHS and independent healthcare experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CQC Registration, Inspection Readiness & Governance Expertise
• Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Support
• Clinical Governance & Compliance Support
• Healthcare Learning & Development Training
• Mock CQC Inspection Services
• Clinical Audit Services
• Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII)

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong CQC inspection outcomes reported through customer testimonials

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACS supports implementation of NHS England's Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), working with healthcare organisations to adopt the framework's principles for patient safety incident management and learning.
• Joint Commission International (JCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational healthcare accreditation support provided by ACS for organisations seeking JCI accreditation.
• UKIHMA (UK International Healthcare Management Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational healthcare projects and initiatives supported through partnership with UKIHMA.
• World Healthcare CongressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational healthcare projects and initiatives supported through partnership with World Healthcare Congress.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Health Care Informed (HCI): UK-based healthcare quality, compliance and governance consultancy supporting independent and NHS providers — directly comparable to ACS in terms of regulatory expertise, CQC-readiness services, and clinical audit offerings.
• The Good Governance Institute (GGI): UK consultancy specialising in healthcare governance, board development and quality improvement — closely comparable to ACS's clinical governance and leadership development practice.
• Quality Compliance Systems (QCS): UK provider of compliance management tools, policies and training for healthcare and social care providers — competes with ACS in the same CQC-readiness and compliance training segment, albeit with a more productised SaaS model.
• Radar Healthcare: UK healthcare quality, safety and compliance software vendor that overlaps with ACS's patient safety, incident management (PSIRF) and governance workflow offerings.
• CHKS (Capita): UK healthcare quality benchmarking, clinical audit and assurance services provider — comparable to ACS in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement for hospitals.

Broad incumbents

• RSM UK: Large UK professional services firm with a healthcare practice covering governance, risk and compliance advisory — broader portfolio but overlapping with ACS's healthcare governance consulting.
• KPMG UK Healthcare: Big 4 advisory practice serving UK healthcare providers on governance, risk, regulation and quality — competes for larger enterprise engagements adjacent to ACS's niche.

Others

• Bevan Brittan LLP: UK law firm with a dedicated healthcare regulatory practice advising on CQC registration, inspection and governance — adjacent to ACS, with legal rather than consulting expertise.
• Capsticks LLP: UK law firm specialising in healthcare regulation, CQC compliance and patient safety — adjacent to ACS in supporting regulated providers with inspection and governance matters.
• Hill Dickinson LLP: UK law firm with a healthcare regulatory team advising providers on CQC, HIW and equivalent regulators — adjacent legal services peer serving the same regulated-provider customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/advanclinsol

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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