The 'Live Music in Care' challenge

We've teamed up with Live Music Now to challenge care homes across the country to do something musical and extraordinary to celebrate the Last Night of the Proms.

During the first week of September, we're asking care homes to post photos or video of people in their home making music together – as long as they have appropriate permission before filming and sharing. 

And on Saturday, 8 September – the Last Day of the Proms – we will be sharing video of Andrea Sutcliffe, our Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, singing with residents at a care home in London. 

Find out how care homes can get involved.

Working with other regulators on emerging concerns

We’ve joined 7 other health and social care regulators, signing an agreement to share concerns more effectively, meaning better, safer care for everyone. 

Sharing concerns at the right time can make it easier to notice that a problem is emerging. We believe that working together can encourage our organisations to develop joint plans when we share similar concerns. 

The new protocol will help make sure regulators are transparent with the public, providers and professionals about the way that we work together.

Find out more about the new protocol.

Maternity mental health survey

Our partners at Healthwatch England have kicked off a project looking at mental health at all stages of life. The first focus is maternal mental health. 

Are you pregnant or have you had children in the past 3 years? Help Healthwatch England with this important work by taking a moment to fill in this survey.

Share your experiences with Healthwatch England.

Finding services in your area

You're probably aware that you can search our website for care services by postcode or town, but did you know that you can also find services by local authority area?

Use the drop down menu on our home page to select your local authority. If you want to see only one kind of service - for example, GP surgeries or care homes - use the tools on the left of the search results to refine your search.

Find services in your local authority area. 

Workforce Race Equality Standard: Our 2017/18 submission

We published our submission against the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) for 2017/18. 

The standard sets out indicators of race equality in the workplace, so we can measure progress and decide what action to take to ensure equality of opportunity and fair treatment. We use the same format and questions as NHS trusts.

Our report shows improvement over last year.

Read our submission.

Healthy Communities consultation

Public Health England want hear what you think about creating healthy communities and placing communities at the heart of public health.

Community life, social connections, sense of belonging and having a voice in local decisions all contribute to health and wellbeing. These community factors build our sense of control, resilience and wellbeing and help protect us against illness and help us maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Public Health England want to know what you think makes a healthy community and would be very grateful if you could complete their short survey using the link below.

Take part in the survey.
Closing date for responses: Wednesday 19 September.