This consultation has closed
The consultation was about our proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers. We stopped collecting responses on 11 December 2025.
Response to the feedback
You can read our initial response to the consultation as well as a detailed report of the evaluation produced by Tonic, an external organisation commissioned by CQC for this project.
Further feedback and views
We are now asking for feedback on our draft assessment frameworks. Give your views on draft sector-specific assessment frameworks.
Read our proposals in our consultation document
Easy read version
Download the easy read version of our consultation:
Consultation on improving how we assess and rate providers (Easy read)
(pdf, 1.40MB, English)