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ICBs are failing rural people, CQC concludes

ICBs are failing to address inequalities in rural communities, the CQC has said in its latest report on the health and adult social care in England. The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26 uses the example of dental service

October 26th 2026

Dispensing GP turns CQC warning notice into an outstanding rating

Lincolnshire dispensing GP Gosberton Medical Centre has received an outstanding rating turning around a warning notice issued in 2024. Inspectors found that the dispensary in the Spalding GP was well managed and delivered a good service to patients.

July 28th 2026

CQC calls for a review of end-of-life care

CQC has called for a review of access to end-of-life care in a new report. The 2025 annual report The safer management of controlled drugs  calls for solutions that will improve access to controlled drugs to support end-of-life care. The repor

July 10th 2026

April 13th 2026

Dispensary management contributes to CQC outstanding rating

The well-managed dispensary at a Spalding dispensing practice has contributed to a CQC outstanding rating. Gosberton Medical Centre in Lincolnshire received outstanding ratings in the effective and responsive lines of enquiry. Inspectors said the p

March 25th 2026

CQC opens consultation on draft primary care assessment framework

CQC has opened feedback for the new draft assessment framework for primary care. Stakeholders are asked to assess the draft content on four outcome measures: guide CQC in carrying out assessments and making clearer, more transparent and consisten

October 24th 2025

Support with adherence critiqued by the CQC

Patients feel they are not involved in decisions about their medicines, and lack information and choice about the medicines they were taking. Speaking to the CQC to inform its 2024-25 report The state of health care and adult social care in England,

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October 21st 2025

CQC launches new-look regulation plan

CQC is consulting on new plans to assess health and care services, make judgements, and award ratings. The proposals in the consultation aim to address the concerns raised by CQC review author Dr Penny Dash and former chief inspector of hospita

July 16th 2025

CQC calls for better Controlled Drugs practice

Providers need to establish clear guidelines to manage polypharmacy-related risks and to introduce fail-safes in prescribing and dispensing controlled drugs, according to a new report from the CQC. The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual up

October 25th 2024

Rural waiting lists highlighted in CQC report

Rural southwest England has some of the longest waiting times for a GP appointment, new research from the GP regulator for England shows. The state of health care and adult social care in England 2023/24 - Care Quality Commission, published by the C

October 18th 2024

CQC pledges change to GP inspections

Staffing levels and pay scales within the primary care inspectorate should be reviewed as a matter of urgency, a review of CQC performance has concluded. Writing a review of CQC's single assessment framework and its implementation former CQC chief i

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