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Newsletter
Our monthly update for everyone interested in health and social care
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An update on the work we're doing to improve
We've published an update looking at some of our recent activity to improve the way we work.
The update lays out progress on our target of publishing reports for 9,000 assessments between April 2025 and September 2026.
We also run through ways in which we've strengthened our leadership. As well as the recent appointment of 4 new permanent chief inspectors, we are also recruiting a permanent Chief Digital, Data and Registration Officer and an Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services. We have also made new appointments to our Board, bringing a wealth of new expertise.
The update also covers engagement workshops that we've run over the past couple of months. These events have helped us develop proposals for how our approach will change. Chris Day, our Director of Engagement, has written a blog about these sessions, what we heard at them, and what comes next.
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Join us! Work for CQC
CQC staff have a wide range of skills and work across many disciplines.
Current vacancies include:
- Oral Health Inspector
- Medicines Inspector (South)
- Senior Corporate Secretary
- Second Opinion Appointed Doctor
- Governance Manager
- Senior People Support Advisor
- Mental Health Act Reviewer
- Senior Governance Officer
Benefits include generous leave entitlement, NHS or Nest pension schemes and a wide range of employee discounts.
Most roles offer flexible locations with the choice to be home-based. See the individual job listings for more information.
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National emergency alert test to be held on 7 September
The UK Government will send a test emergency alert to mobile phones across the UK at around 3pm on 7 September 2025.
During the test, mobile phones will vibrate and make a loud siren sound for roughly 10 seconds, even if they are set to silent. A message will also appear on phone screens, making it clear the alert is only a test.
The test will be sent to the approximately 87 million mobile phones in the UK.
It is important to test the system because alerts are used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather. They allow vital information to be sent to people rapidly in an emergency.
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New local authority assessments published
We publish reports that look at how local authorities are meeting their responsibilities to make sure people have access to adult social care and support.
Recent reports look at:
Each report looks at 9 areas spread across 4 themes to check how well each authority is meeting its responsibilities. Areas are given a score out of 1 to 4. A score of 1 is given when evidence shows significant shortfalls for this area, and 4 when evidence shows an exceptional standard is being met.
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