‘Action needs to happen now so that women can have the assurance they need that they're going to get high quality care in any maternity setting across England.'

- Kate Terroni

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Women and babies from ethnic minority groups continue to experience higher risks around birth. Our work with midwives from ethnic minority groups showed that care is affected by racial stereotypes & lack of cultural awareness #StateOfCare Care Quality Commission

Our #StateOfCare reports a further deterioration in maternity services; 49% are now rated as Inadequate or Requires Improvement - issues with engaging well with women & their families, communication, clinical leadership and governance orlo.uk/QXwL8

It has been particularly wonderful working alongside colleagues w the same passion for social care; thank you Anna Severwright Dr C Farquharson CBE Oonagh Smyth Kathryn Sarah McClinton Cathie Williams martin routledge Ian McCreath Kathy Roberts
Caroline Abrahams & many more

After 4 years of having the privilege of being Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care Care Quality Commission, I'm delighted James Bullion will be taking over as I move to become Deputy Chief Exec of CQC 😊

Our report published today shows that in all areas considered, we could and should have done better when listening and acting on concerns raised by whistleblowers and our own staff. cqc.org.uk/news/improving…

Our research shows that staff can lack the confidence to support people with personal and sexual relationships and would like training/ guidance. We can now share our training resources developed by Supported Loving Sue sharples for Skills for Care skillsforcare.org.uk/Developing-you…

'Accessing the right support means people can live their lives the way they choose.' Janice's impactful contributions at UK Care Week 💚💙 👇

Join Janice Tillett, expert by experience and I at the Keynote Stage at 2pm today to hear Janice's views on social care and the latest update from us at CQC UK Care Week 💚💙

Thanks to Sue Kelley, Expert by Experience for joining me virtually on stage to share her reflections on what good care is #CareEnglandConf23

Our new powers to assess Local Authorites go live from April. Here's our interim guidance👇, developed with Department of Health and Social Care, people with lived experience, Local Gov & other key stakeholders. cqc.org.uk/news/our-appro…

An energising visit yesterday to an Intermediate Care Unit to see how they are supporting people out from hospital to access physio, OT and social work support before returning home more independent - great to see the multidisciplinary work in action OSJCT

Earlier today, we discussed ICS accountability. Here's what Kate Terroni told us about CQC's approach to assessing ICSs, their new methodology and the role of ratings.

Want to catch up on what we heard from all our witnesses? Watch the session here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d5…

More and more people are waiting for social care, however when they finally receive it the majority of care is still of a good quality thanks to the relentless efforts of those working in social care #StateofCare CQCProf

Our health and social care system is gridlocked with people not getting the care and support they urgently need #StateOfCare BBC Breakfast CQCProf

Keep up to date with our new single assessment framework and find out how we will regulate providers and assure that Local Authorities & Integrated Care Systems are providing support that makes a difference to people👇 cqc.org.uk/about-us/how-w…

I'm really excited that Scott Durairaj and Chris Dzikiti are joining our team to lead our work on Integration, Inequalities and Improvement and in Mental Health. A big welcome!