The CQC is under investigation, in terms of how it operates and how it inspects healthcare providers. Dr Penny Dash began a review in May 2024, and here FPM distils its interim findings. 

In today's healthcare environment, compliance with regulations and standards is paramount for ensuring the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care. 

The CQC's new inspection process for 2023 is based on five key questions to primary care providers: Are they safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led? Here we look at how our market-leading FPM Core software has been updated to help you stay compliant in this new era of CQC inspections.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released new quality statements and evidence categories under its single assessment framework, which will be officially launched later in 2023. Here we explore what the "Well-led" statement means.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released new quality statements and evidence categories under its single assessment framework, which will be officially launched later in 2023. Here we explore what the 'Responsive' statement means.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released new quality statements and evidence categories under its single assessment framework, which will be officially launched later in 2023. Here we explore what the 'Caring' statement means.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released new quality statements and evidence categories under its single assessment framework, which will be officially launched later in 2023. Here we explore what the 'effective' statement means.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) released new quality statements and evidence categories under its single assessment framework, which will be officially launched ‘later in 2023’. Here we explore what the 'being safe' statement means.

The existing key lines of enquiry (KLOEs) are being replaced with 34 new ‘quality statements’, that will define what is to be expected from a GP Practice. Here we look at what they mean.