Aug
09
2011

Survey of users of community mental health services

The Care Quality Commission has published results of the 2011 survey of people who use community mental health services. The results are set to play an important role in the government’s new mental health outcomes strategy.

Jun
09
2011

Dignity and nutrition inspection programme reports

The Care Quality Commission has published a second batch of reports from an examination programme into whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals throughout England.

May
09
2011

Care Quality Commission recognises excellence in social care

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced the start of a consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England.

May
07
2011

Inpatient services survey 2010

This survey looked at the experiences of over 66,000 people who were admitted to hospital with at least one overnight stay.

Mar
29
2011

Action needed to improve dementia care

The Alzheimer’s Society says that action needed to improve dementia care, following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s second annual report on the state of health care and adult social care in England.

Dec
09
2010

CQC to scan Twitter for care complaints

A recent article in the Health Service Journal reveals that the Care Quality Commission is working on an IT system to monitor social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter for complaints about care homes and healthcare providers.

Mar
24
2010

Care Quality Commission publishes five-year strategy

The strategy sets out what the Care Quality Commission aims to achieve for people who use health care and social care over the next five years.