News from the Care Quality Commission

The independent regulator of health and social care in England

Newsletter

Our monthly update for everyone interested in health and social care

NHS staff at meeting

Our review of how NHS trusts investigate and learn from deaths 

We've started gathering evidence for our review of how NHS trusts investigate and learn from deaths. We've worked with charities, campaigners and government bodies to prepare for our site visits and design and test a survey for NHS trusts.

Read about our next steps


A&E sign

Give us your feedback: NHS Patient Survey Programme

We are looking for your views on our proposed changes to the NHS Patient Survey Programme.

We use the results of this programme to inform many aspects of our work. Our proposals include changes to what is covered in the programme and the frequency of specific surveys so that it has the greatest possible impact and value for those who use its findings.

Take part in the consultation


CQC inspector and care home staff at Dawson Lodge, Southampton

Care Home Open Day 2016

This year's Care Home Open Day 2016 took place on Friday 17 June. Staff from CQC were on hand to answer your questions about what we do, and to help support this event, which gives the public a chance to visit their local care home and find out about their work.

Find out more about Care Home Open Day


NHS staff meeting

NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard report

We welcome the publication of the first Workforce Race Equality Standard report by the NHS Equality and Diversity Council.

The report has been compiled as part of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), which was introduced in April 2015 to make sure that employees from BME backgrounds have equal access to career opportunities and fair treatment in the NHS.

Read the full news story