Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“Whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of improvements made to the Care Quality Commission.”
Tabled: 19 December 2024Answered: 7 January 2025
Asked by
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour — Calder Valley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
In response to the report by Dr Penny Dash, we have made it clear that the CQC is not fit for purpose and requires significant reform. We have increased our oversight of the CQC to ensure implementation of the recommendations in Dr Dash’s review, and we will continue to monitor the CQC’s progress through this period of improvement. We are also supporting the swift and efficient recruitment of CQC leadership roles, including the new chief executive Julian Hartley, who started in December.