6 January 2010

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Specialist inpatient learning disability services. Follow-up audit of services 2008/09 (15th December 2009)
In 2007 the first national audit of specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities took place. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report and planned to follow up the report with inspections of these services.

From September 2008 to January 2009 they inspected 43 NHS and independent healthcare services and asked them to tell the CQC how they would improve their services following CQC's recommendations. CQC found that services for people with learning disabilities was mixed.
Report


Strategic plan 2010-2015 - position statement and action plan for learning disability (15th December 2009)

In direct response to the "Specialist inpatient learning disability services" follow up review which was published today, the CQC have published a five year plan outlining how it will drive up standards on behalf of people with learning disabilities.
The Plan is also available in an easy read version.
Strategic Plan

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