CQC inconsistency can give poorer practices better ratings than top performers, review warns
Ratings awarded to GP practices by the CQC are inconsistent because the watchdog has failed to defin...
Streeting says CQC 'not fit for purpose' as report reveals major failings
Significant failings at the CQC revealed in an independent review show the regulator is not fit for ...
CQC GP inspections will consider impact of global IT outage
Any upcoming assessments of GP practices will take into consideration the global IT outage that affe...
CQC to 'learn lessons' after Ofsted visit contributed to headteacher's death
The CQC has said it will learn lessons from the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own li...
Hospital backlog has left GPs managing patients for 'far longer', CQC warns
Record hospital waits have left GPs managing patients for 'far longer', the CQC has warned - as its ...
CQC to overhaul GP assessments from November
The CQC will begin rolling out a revised assessment framework for providers including GPs from Novem...
CQC cuts back GP inspections through winter to ease pressure on practices
CQC inspections of GP practices will only go ahead where the watchdog believes there is a 'risk of h...
Controversial 'access-focused' GP practice inspections axed by CQC
Controversial ‘access-focused’ inspections introduced as part of government plans to ‘support’ pract...
Virtual GP service pays £13,670 for prescribing without CQC registration
An online doctor’s service has been ordered to pay £13,670 after it pleaded guilty to providing serv...
CQC restarts more on-site inspections as COVID-19 restrictions ease
The CQC will restart on-site inspections at practices 'where there is evidence that people are at ri...
