Health Committee - Sixth Report
2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 January 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Purpose of the CQC

Strategic reform

3 Regulatory reforms

Chief Inspectors

Definition of Standards

Expected standards

Implementation of reform

4 Regulatory model

Surveillance

Staffing levels

Patient safety incidents

Financial monitoring of social care

Fit and Proper Persons test

Inspections

Assessing the culture of providers

Staffing and workforce planning

Restructuring

Workforce Planning

Funding for workforce changes

Ratings

Providing information to the public

5 Governance

Internal culture

Funding

The case of Anna Jefferson

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

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Prepared 22 January 2014