Publications

24 October 2025

State of Care is our annual assessment of health care and social care in England.

The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.

Recent publications

Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2023/24

This report sets out CQC’s activity and findings from our engagement with people who are subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) as well as a review of services registered to assess, treat and care for people detained using the MHA.

Our annual report and accounts look at our progress and performance in 2023/2024.

Our 2024 annual report on the safer use of controlled drugs highlights our regulatory oversight activities and inspection findings.

Types of publication

CQC publications

We publish regular reports on care in England as well as our corporate activities.

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We collect feedback on the experiences of people using NHS services.

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These projects focus on areas such as types of care, particular groups of people or care pathways.

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Findings of reports about us or research we've commissioned.