Publications

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19 September 2024

This report presents the findings from our recent national maternity inspection programme.

Recent publications

Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2022/23

This report sets out CQC’s activity and findings during 2022/23 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 2022/23.

An overview of our regulatory oversight activities and inspection findings in 2023. We also analyse data for prescribing trends and make recommendations for providers and commissioners.

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.

State of Care 2022/23

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

This year's report finds that the combination of the cost-of-living crisis and workforce pressures risks ‘unfair care’, with longer waits, reduced access and poorer outcomes for some. Read State of Care...

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