CQC readies new online portal for data collection
Earlier in the year the CQC revealed initial details of its new ways of working in 2023, which includes assessing providers using a new framework, supported by a new provider portal – usage of which begins this month. During August the organisation will invite a group of providers to log onto the new portal, where […]
CQC sets out new public engagement strategy
The CQC has outlined a public engagement strategy that it says builds on the organisational strategy it published in 2021, explaining how it will listen, inform and involve people and work in partnership with the organisations that represent people. The new strategy will run to 2026 and has four objectives: Build a trusted feedback service […]
CQC finds improvement in care home dental health practices
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of a follow-up review on the state of oral health care in care homes in England, showing there have been improvements in the understanding of how important oral health is to keep people healthy. CQC first reviewed oral health in care homes in 2019, and found steps […]
Learn about the CQC’s new assessment framework at the Care Forum
Your Care Forum pass gives you the opportunity to attend a series of seminars from industry thought leaders, including CQC Inspection Manager Greg Reilly, who will outline the organisation’s new regulatory model. Reilly has over 20 years’ experience in the public sector, with the last 10 years spent at the Care Quality Commission. He has been […]
CQC: People’s experience of vital mental health services ‘poorest for years’
An annual survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has found that people’s experiences of mental health care continue to be poor, with people’s experience of some areas of care at their lowest point in eight years. CQC’s Community Mental Health Survey shows that nearly half of respondents reported that their mental health had deteriorated due to changes made […]
Fire Brigade issues care home safety warning
Serious fire safety failures have been found in care homes across London, resulting in the Fire Brigade writing to every care home in the capital demanding that they urgently review their fire risk assessments, emergency plans and staff training. In total, 177 care homes were visited to gauge the level of fire risk in a one-off […]
GUEST BLOG: Tackling the loneliness of old age together
It seems strange in this day and age of social media and on-demand entertainment and information that social isolation is a problem. Yet, it is, and to the extent that the Prime Minister recently announced the development of a strategy to alleviate loneliness in response to the report of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness […]
Tenholm appointed as CQC Chief Executive
Ian Trenholm has been appointed as CQC’s new Chief Executive and will take over the role from Sir David Behan when he leaves in July. Ian has been Chief Executive of NHS Blood and Transplant since 2014. Having started his career in the police service, his previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at the Department […]
CQC report: Social care stable, despite ‘entire system at full stretch’
The annual State of Care report, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has declared that quality of care in England has been maintained, although it does admit that the entire system is at full stretch. The report claims that he number of beds in nursing homes had “decreased across most of England” and carer […]
‘Too many’ patients locked into mental health wards
A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found there are 3,500 beds in locked facilities across the country, indicating there are “too many” patients in mental health rehabilitation wards. The CQC argued that instead these patients could be getting residential care nearer to where they live. In a statement, NHS England said that progress was being […]
