Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55144

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Inspections

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Care Quality Commission plans to inspect medical care services at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
It is not usual practice for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to announce when inspections will take place.Unannounced inspections of healthcare services allow the CQC to obtain a realistic view of how the service is operating. It also allows the CQC to ...

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