Julian Hartley: Returning to ‘good’ regulation and looking ahead

In a new blog post, our new Chief Executive, Julian Hartley, reflects on his first 6 weeks in the role and looks ahead to the work that we will be doing over the coming months.

Julian writes about the immediate action we are taking to make sure we:

The blog post also looks at how we will re-focus on our purpose and make sure that we have the right values guiding our work. This work will involve developing a set of behavioural expectations for how we’ll work together with providers, the public and stakeholders.

Improving care for people with a learning disability and autistic people

Rebecca Bauers, our Director for people with a learning disability and autistic people, has written a blog describing the impact that our work on Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (IC(E)TR) is having on people’s lives.

The Department of Health and Social Care asked us to lead on IC(E)TRs for the next 2 years. We are working jointly with NHS England for the first year before taking full responsibility in the second year.

Since beginning our IC(E)TR programme in May 2024, we’re already seeing examples of positive outcomes for people.

Among those who have had a review, we’ve seen:

These successes demonstrate how these reviews can make real differences to people’s lives, supporting individuals to move to less restrictive environments when appropriate.

In the blog post, Rebecca shares some of the things we've learned from doing the reviews, along with what we plan for the future.

Last month, Rebecca also wrote a blog giving an update on an update to our position on reducing restrictive practice, particularly on the use of intubation.

Join us! Work for CQC

CQC staff have a wide range of skills and work across many disciplines.

Find out about roles within CQC, Healthwatch England and the Office of the National Guardian.

Current vacancies include:

Benefits include generous leave entitlement, NHS or Nest pension schemes and a wide range of employee discounts.

Most roles offer flexible locations with the choice to be home-based. See the individual job listings for more information.

New local authority assessments published

We have published new reports assessing how local authorities are meeting their responsibilities to make sure people have access to adult social care and support.

The new reports look at:

Each report looks at 9 areas spread across 4 themes to check how well each authority is meeting its responsibilities. Areas are given a score out of 1 to 4. A score of 1 is given when evidence shows significant shortfalls for this area, and 4 when evidence shows an exceptional standard is being met.

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What you tell us helps us understand the things that are important to you. We can use what we learn to make our services and information better for everyone.

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