Care Quality Commission

Care Quality Commission
AbbreviationCQC
FormationApril 2009 (2009-04)
TypeNon-departmental public body
Legal statusOperational
Headquarters2 Redman Place
Stratford
London, E20 1JQ
Coordinates51°32′33″N 0°00′41″E / 51.5426°N 0.0115°E / 51.5426; 0.0115
Region served
England
Chief Executive
Ian Trenholm[1]
Chief Inspector of Hospitals
Sean O'Kelly[1]
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services
Sean O'Kelly (interim)[1]
Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care
Kate Terroni[1]
Budget
£207m total operating income (2020/21)[2]
Staff
3,063 FTE (2020/21)[2]
Websitewww.cqc.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom. It was established in 2009 to regulate and inspect health and social care providers in England.

It was formed from three predecessor organisations:

The CQC's stated role is to make sure that hospitals, care homes, dental and general practices and other care services in England provide people with safe, effective and high-quality care, and to encourage those providers to improve. It carries out this role through checks during the registration process which all new care services must complete, as well as through inspections and monitoring of a range of data sources that can indicate problems with services.

Part of the commission's remit is protecting the interests of people whose rights have been restricted under the Mental Health Act.

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Board". cqc.org.uk. Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Annual report and accounts 2020/21" (PDF). cqc.org.uk. Care Quality Commission. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

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