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Our strategy for 2013 to 2016

18 April 2013

We've published our new strategy which describes the way we will inspect and regulate services to make sure they provide people with safe and high-quality care, and to encourage them to make improvements.

Experiences of inpatient services in NHS hospitals

16 April 2013

We have published the results of a survey that looked at the experiences of over 64,500 patients who were admitted to an NHS hospital in 2012.

Find your GP services online

3 April 2013

You can now find details of all your local GP services on this website.

Warning notice process

14 March 2013

Our process for considering representations about warning notices is under review.

Our second Care Update published

12 March 2013

Care for people with dementia is not meeting their needs as services are struggling to cope, according to our latest Care Update.

CQC will be a key partner in the review of NHS trusts

8 March 2013

We will be a key partner in the review of 14 NHS trusts as part of the Government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry.

Castlebeck Care goes into administration

6 March 2013

Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Limited, the former provider of Winterbourne View, has gone into administration.

Issues affecting the delivery of good home care services

13 February 2013

The findings of our review of home care services show that good care is being delivered, but a minority of people are affected by late or missed calls, lack of continuity of care workers, poor care planning and more.

Public inquiry into the serious failings at Mid Staffordshire

6 February 2013

The full report into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has been published.

What progress are we making on equality?

31 January 2013

This week we published our equality information report for 2012 called 'Equality Matters'.

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Winterbourne View

Mid Staffs Inquiry

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