Notes from the loop

Operations, compliance, engineering — no fluff

Writing for UK care providers from the team building CareLoop. Mostly practical, occasionally opinionated, always evidence-led.

Agency spend is eating your operating margin — here's the real number

Why most multi-home operators are running on agency rates 23% higher than budget — and the three KPIs that turn it around.

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The story behind the rebrand from Rounds to CareLoop — and what it tells you about the platform's direction.

Ash Stevens · 2 April 2026

A practical guide to evidence collection under the new framework — what to keep, what to drop, what to add to your evidence binder.

Ash Stevens · 10 March 2026

Passwords are friction; apps are friction. Here's how CareLoop's passwordless flow works — and the security tradeoffs we made.

Ash Stevens · 18 February 2026

It's the most-cited and most-misunderstood absence metric in UK care. Here's how to use it as a conversation starter, not a hammer.

Ash Stevens · 30 January 2026

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