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#CaringAcrossGenerations

Did you know that CQC can help you to choose care for a loved one? Our new campaign, Caring Across Generations, lets you know how you can use our reports and information to help guide this important life decision.

Find out more

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Date for your diary: State of Care 

On October 13, we'll publish State of Care, our annual overview of health and social care in England.

The report gives our independent overview of the state of care in England, reflecting on what we've found over the past year.

Read last year's report

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First outstanding ratings for mental health trusts

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and East London NHS Foundation Trust have become the first NHS mental health trusts in England to be awarded overall ratings of outstanding.

Read the news story

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Protecting your privacy

We've updated the code of practice that our staff follow to access, handle, share and use confidential personal information.

We’ve also produced a leaflet on how we protect your privacy when using information.

View our updated code of practice

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Did you know: Duty of candour

Did you know there’s a legal duty for all providers of health and care services to be open and honest with people when things go wrong that could cause them harm? We’ve endorsed a leaflet from Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) that explains what this means for you.

Download the leaflet