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State of Care 2024/25

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

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Better regulation, better care is our consultation on proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers.

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For service providers

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Registered providers must notify us about certain changes, events and incidents that affect their service or the people who use it.

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You must register with us to carry on any of the activities we regulate. You also need to let us know if your registration details change.

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Find all the information you need about our new approach to assessing providers of care services, local authorities and integrated care systems.

Latest news

Dr Arun Chopra has taken on the role of Interim Chief Executive until a permanent successor to Sir Julian Hartley is appointed.

We are currently assessing all 153 local authorities in England to review how they are meeting their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act (2014).

Read our news story announcing Sir Julian Hartley's decision to resign as our chief executive.