The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is “not fit for purpose” and its safety ratings can not be trusted, Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has said. His remarks came after the publication of an interim review of the CQC currently being undertaken by Dr Penny Dash, chair of the North West London Integrated Care Board.
The review found:
“significant failings in the workings of the CQC which have led to a substantial loss of credibility within the health and social care sectors, a deterioration in the ability of CQC to identify poor performance, and support a drive to improved quality”.
Numerous problems have been found at the organisation, including plummeting number of inspections being carried out, significant IT problems, issues with the new single assessment framework (SAF) system, and a breakdown in trust between the CQC and the health and care sector.
Full story in The Lowdown, 2 August 2024