top of page
CAW - CQC registration support.png

What is the Care Quality Commission?

The CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.

They make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care, and they encourage care services to improve.

The CQC monitors, inspects and regulates services to make sure they meet the fundamental standards of quality and safety, and it publishes performance ratings to help people choose care.

Standards of care 

The CQC sets out what good and outstanding care looks like and makes sure services meet fundamental standards below which care must never fall.

Person-centred care, Dignity and respect, Consent, Safety, Person-centred care, Dignity and respect, Consent, Safety, Safeguarding from abuse, Food and drink, Premises and equipment, Complaints, Good governance, Staffing, Fit and proper staff, Duty of candour and Display of ratings

bottom of page