CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

NHS trusts need to do more to meet essential standards (18th June 2009)

All NHS trusts have now declared whether they are meeting core safety and quality standards. Overall, these declarations suggest that NHS trusts have made important improvements over the past four years:

• 9 out of 10 trusts say they meet at least 90% of our essential standards;
• more trusts say they meet standards that have proved challenging for the NHS in the past.

However, the Care Quality Commission are concerned that:

• only half of trusts say they meet all current standards;
• there is significant variation between regions;
• fewer trusts say they meet key standards on child protection, safety and employment checks.

Declarations

Phase one and two national priorty indicators (19th June 2009)
These documents details the approved phase one and two performance indicators that the commission will use as part of the 2009-10 periodic reviews.
Primary Care Trusts
Ambulance Trusts
Mental Health Trusts
Learning Disability Trusts

Reviews in 2009/10 (23rd June 2009)
This report describes how the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will assess health and adult social care services over the next year.
Report