Care Quality Commission

With Social Care feeling the financial squeeze, Abi looks at some useful financial tips. I was told that if you put conditioner on your hair first, and then shampoo it…

The General Practice Forward View Well it’s out; NHS England has published the long awaited General Practice Forward View, setting out support for primary care over the next five years.…

Inadequate targets The CQC’s progress on GP visits is ‘inadequate’ and ‘requires improvement’ after failing to achieve inspection targets during 2015/16. Recently the CQC had extended its own deadline by…

Last week I completed (that is probably not entirely true) all of the holes on crazy golf. I have been told that my aim is not bad, but the force…

Where are we up to? Well, that’s another financial year over and done with. Some of you may still have a couple of end of year returns to complete and…

I hope your week was good.  It was the Easter Holidays and we made tracks to Devon. Time to reflect on a new topic. CQC have efficiencies to make as they…

It is a pleasure to be writing my first blog on behalf of QCS.  I have spent the past 12+ years working for and with health and social care regulators…

As expected, only a small number of practices which have been inspected have had a ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’ rating. Whilst some of the reasons for these ratings may be…