CQC Ratings ‘Untrustworthy’ – Hear the Fallout on The Care…

CQC Ratings ‘Untrustworthy’ – Hear the Fallout on The Care Social Podcast

February 11, 2025

When the Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission admits that care home safety ratings are untrustworthy and describes ‘a complete failure’ in the reporting system, it sends shockwaves through both social care and healthcare.

In the first episode of our new podcast, The Care Social, our experts Barry Price and Lindsay Rees discuss the fallout from Julian Hartley’s comments in his interview with The Times—and what care providers should do next.

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