Signposting - Support for families - Care Quality Commission Fact Sheet

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Section: Signposting

Subsection: Signposting - Support for families

Care Quality Commission Fact Sheet

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care services in England.


Their purpose is to make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care, and they encourage care services to improve.

Their role is to monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and they publish what they find, including performance ratings to help people choose care.

To find out more, take a look at their fact sheet.