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

The body responsible for inspecting NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes in England is not fit for purpose, the health secretary has said. An independent review found inspectors from the Care ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Plus Point Care Ltd in New Basford, Nottingham as inadequate, placed it into ...

Chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Sir Julian Hartley (left), and chairman of the CQC Ian Dilks appearing before the Health and Social Care Committee in the House of Commons, London ...

The CQC has ‘lost its credibility’ within the services and providers it inspects, a damning review has concluded. The watchdog’s ‘significant failings’ have led to ‘a substantial loss of credibility’ ...