From Monday 2nd December the Care Quality Commission will introduce some important new changes to their quality assessments of providers.

It's been a busy week for CQC news - their planned August announcement on inspection frequencies has been delayed, but there's also news of a new CQC Handbook project to get involved in, plus the publication of another critical report.

The health and care sector in England make up 20% of public expenditure and roughly 12% of the economy. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that our lives depend on it. That’s why there is a body set up to ensure its effective functioning – the Care Quality Commission. But that very body is itself at the heart of a new investigation.