In December 2023, CQC commissioned Ipsos to undertake an evaluation of splitting the previous role of inspector into the 2 new separate roles of assessor and inspector.

Today we publish the terms of reference for the second phase of the review looking at CQC's assessment framework and its implementation.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust they must make improvements at their forensic inpatient and secure wards following a Care Quality ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of community health inpatient services at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, in June. The inspection was ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised the rating for urgent and emergency services at Milton Keynes University Hospital from requires improvement to good following an inspection in April. The ...

CQC takes action to protect people at Norfolk care home The Care Quality Commission (CQC) dropped the rating for Ashill Lodge Care Home in Norfolk from requires improvement to inadequate, and placed ...

Our Board is our senior decision-making body and is made up of our chair, chief executive, chief inspectors and our executive and non-executive directors. Although not members of our Board, the ...

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in ...

Archived services are ones which are no longer part of a provider's registration with CQC. You can find out more about archived services and how you can use the information on our page about searching ...

The Seabank House, in Wallasey, Merseyside, has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and placed in special measures to protect people, following an inspection carried out in May.

Archived services are ones which are no longer part of a provider's registration with CQC. You can find out more about archived services and how you can use the information on our page about searching ...

We use what people tell us to understand the quality of care they get from services like care homes, care agencies, hospitals and GPs. It helps make care better for everybody. We look at it alongside ...