Cognitio Partnership Ltd

Cognitio Partnership Ltd were commissioned by Abbeyfield Lear House to provide a range of support including mock inspections. These were undertaken in a professional and informed manner and went to our Board who commented avorably. Cognitio were also supportive of the action plan which was produced from the mock inspections. We would recommend Cognitio Partnership Ltd

Work undertaken Mock Inspections, Coaching and development RM & NI, Recruitment August 2025- Feb 2026

I have had the pleasure of working with Cognitio Partnership in their capacity as an experienced professional consultancy in health and social care. The knowledge and understanding of The Regulatory Framework, Governance and Service Improvement has helped us improve and strengthen our governance structures.
I would recommend Rob and Cognitio Partnership Ltd to any organisation looking for help to strengthen their performance and standards.


Life Care Residences Limited engaged Cognitio Partnership Limited as we undertake a review of our Quality Assurance Framework. Our lead consultant, Rob McDonald, provided an exceptional level of support, from Action Plan formation through to Registered Manager coaching and ongoing position as an independent on our Quality Assurance Board. I highly recommend the services of Rob and the Cognitio team.

Cognitio Partnership Ltd undertook a mock inspection for one of our clients at relatively short notice, and this was done in a timely and satisfactory manner. Communication throughout was excellent and the client was happy with the report.

My transition from managing staff in large hospitals to Head of Care in a retirement village was a different challenge.

Rob ensured that I was supported and assisted in preparing for my CQC registered Manager’s Interview, as well with supervision sessions. Rob was consistent and patient with me, which helped me pass my interview without any issues.

Cognitio Partnership Ltd have been supporting our two residential care homes since June 2023. This includes monthly visits as well as telephone support when needed. They have also supported the homes by conducting independent investigations and supported both the Registered managers in responding to safeguarding alerts as well as respond to emails of concern from CQC.

Right from the beginning they have worked alongside both managers and staff teams, putting them at ease and building a good and supportive relationship. They have provided external supervision, and invested time in the Managers CPD.

I have found them to be knowledgeable and responsive and have provided support outside normal working hours when required.

Audits, reports and action plans are coherent and realistic.

I would highly recommend them.

I have had the real privilege of receiving support and guidance from Maria in my role as Care Manager throughout 2023.

I have found that Maria’s knowledge of all types of care settings and her vast experience of what is required to achieve “outstanding”, was unsurpassed and this enabled me to identify area’s for improvement. This was especially true when working towards the new CQC standards and how to evidence our compliance

Maria is always so friendly and supportive and made me feel I had someone on my side that encouraged both myself and the whole team to succeed.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Maria in helping other care services improve and evidence their continual improvement .

Maria has been working and supporting me with my Business for awhile now. I hold Maria in high regard. Maria has helped my Business to achieve a lot of goals in a short space of time which has helped to expand my business. 

Maria is honest, dependable, and incredibly hardworking. She is organised, driven, and ambitious in each task that I require support with. Maria has met every deadline that I have given to her. She strives to achieve. 

Maria’s knowledge and expertise has been a huge advantage to my Business.

I would highly recommend her to anybody. We are fortunate to have her support.

I have known Bob for several years in a professional and business capacity. He has commissioned my company on behalf of his clients to deliver training and assessment services through a competitive process. I can provide an independent view on Bob’s abilities.

Bob is highly professional and always operates with integrity. He is committed to the delivery of high-quality care and will not compromise on this.

He is personable and can operate strategically whilst also being able to be very hands on. He commands respect from staff teams, external agencies such as commissioners and other senior managers. He is an expert in regulatory and clinical process as well as having a good business brain.

I know Bob has many years senior level experience and frankly this shows in his confident demeanour and in his ability to get things done. I would say he is an accomplished leader and is highly visible in services with a focus on achieving objectives.

In short, I highly recommend Bob to you.

I have known Mr McDonald for over eight years and during this time have worked with him within three different organisations – this was as a result of me choosing to move to continue working with him.

Mr McDonald has a good balance of being able to command the authority required to undertake his job, whilst also being seen as fair, approachable and professional by the workforces he has managed. He is able to show direct (lead from the front) leadership skills when required, but is also very skilled in being able to adapt his leadership and management style depending upon the task in hand.

Mr McDonald has always demonstrated a professional and calm demeanour, even in the most challenging of situations – this has benefited the organisations he has responsibility for and enabled very positive and proactive working links to be forged with other organisations he has been required to work with.

Mr McDonald is very personable and has the ability to get the best out of the people he works with because of this.

Maria is a hard-working, resilient and innovative individual who is committed to her organisation. A broad-minded COO, who welcomes change and motivates others to do better every day.

She always impressed me with her ability to think out of the box, a keen sense for strategy, attention to even small details and resilient attitude. I completed some of my best work while working with Maria and was able to gain valuable professional experience. She is passionate and dedicated to her work and has the ability to transform any organisation to realise its strategic objectives.

Maria works to the highest of standards and is a person of integrity and honesty. Her ability to coach and push others to reach their full potential is nothing short of inspiring. She has earned everybody’s respect through her skills, value and extensive knowledge of the mental health sector.

Maria is the perfect leader of an organisation, she is passionate, she is focussed and she drives forward day to day business, many changes, never settling for it can’t be done, always insisting that it must.

The service user is always central to Maria’s ethos and she has driven to re-settle many 100s of vulnerable individuals from hospital into the community. Maria maintains a friendly personable demeanour with an ultra-professional standing which colours her day to day relationships with anyone she has contact with, whether in or external to the organisation.

I’d like to leave a metaphor for how I see Maria from my time working with her- Maria is a top end 4wd of Directors, she can navigate the roughest of terrains and with a ‘go anywhere’ attitude, she can swiftly go through the gears and will steer any organisation towards its objectives. It rather feels like your on a motorway rather than rough ground and with this in mind, In actual fact it would be more accurate to describe her as a Rolls Royce in the healthcare field!

Highly recommended