Written questions

Health Services: Inspections

Commons · Question 44958 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on reducing the delay in the production of reports for healthcare providers following (a) their initial inspection and (b) reinspections

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 1 May 2025

Departmental officials meet fortnightly with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to discuss measures CQC have put in place to address among other issues, delays in the production of inspection reports and initial inspection and reinspection.As part of this ...