The CQC will start piloting its new assessment framework specific to primary care next month, with inspectors using ‘Word ...

Inspectors found Advent House had failings around person-centred care and safeguarding.

NO The CQC’s method of prioritising box-ticking over improving quality of care will never make for a robust inspection process. Much of its inspection regime is built around looking at statistics that ...

A Basford care service has been issued with enforcement action after a health watchdog suspended its registration due to ...

In the wake of NHS reviews such as the Francis report, the Care Quality Commission has completely revised its approach to inspections. ‘The new model is seen as transformative in comparison with the ...

Residential homes are inspected by the Care Quality Commission, established in 2009 to regulate health and social care services in England. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, ...

Ministers have denied care home inspectors access to weekly testing for coronavirus - despite fears they could contribute to the spread of Covid-19 as cases rise across the country, The Independent ...