The Care Quality Commission was created in October 2008 and became operational on 1/4/09. It is an amalgamation of the following organisations:

• Healthcare Commission (Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection)
• Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
• Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC)

See also

• Health and Social Care Act 2008 - The legislation which created the Commission
• Consultations
• Statistics

External links

CQC

Care Quality Commission website

National Archives: CQC website. Some documents are not available on the current CQC website, but many of these can be located in these archives

CQC - Reports on MHA

• Care Quality Commission, 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2010/11' (8/12/11). The detailed findings in this report are set out under the following chapter headings: (1) Patients' involvement and protection of their rights; (2) Consent to treatment; (3) Patients' experience of care and treatment; (4) Promoting patient safety; (5) Deaths of detained patients

• Care Quality Commission, 'Monitoring the use of the Mental Health Act in 2009/10' (27/10/10). CQC's first report on the MHA

• Coercion and consent: monitoring the Mental Health Act 2007–2009: The Mental Health Act Commission Thirteenth Biennial Report 2007-2009 - 19/7/09

CQC - Other documents

• Community mental health services survey 2011 (results published August 2011)

• CQC, 'The operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England 2009/10' (March 2011). The 'Issues Raised' are listed as: (1) the DH should consider developing clear, concise and practical briefings on what may constitute a 'deprivation of liberty' and when the Safeguards should be used; (2) staff should be trained effectively on the types of practice that may lead to deprivation of liberty, and should seek advice from their supervisory body in cases of doubt; (3) the move to regulation under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 will allow a monitoring role which is consistent across health and adult social care; (4) the DH should consider reducing the amount of paperwork required.

• CQC, 'Mental Capacity Act: Guidance for providers', October 2010

• CQC, 'Deprivation of liberty safeguards: guidance for providers', October 2010

• Focused on better care: Annual Report 2009/10 - 27/7/10

• What to expect if your rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act - 25/5/10 - Information for patients about about what to expect and how to complain (related press release)

• Statutory reporting related to the Mental Health Act 1983 - March 2010 - The page deals with new reporting requirements in relation to detained patients who go AWOL or die (in force on 1/4/10 for NHS service providers and 1/10/10 for independent service providers); it also covers s61 reports.

• Position statement and action plan for mental health 2010-2015 - March 2010

• A new registration system from April 2010 - 30/9/09 - In the future all health and adult social care providers who provide regulated activities will be required to register with the Care Quality Commission. New registration comes into effect on 1/4/10 for NHS trusts (including PCTs) and 1/10/10 for adult social care and independent healthcare providers

• Results of 2009 survey of mental health acute inpatient services published - 24/9/09

• Investigation report into West London Mental Health NHS Trust - 21/7/09

• Progress report on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust - 21/7/09

• New mental health report - 19/7/09 - CQC's press release and detailed response about MHAC 13th report

DH

• Liberating the NHS: Report of the arms-length bodies review - 26/7/10 - The proposal for the CQC is: "Retain as quality inspectorate across health and social care, operating a joint licensing regime with Monitor. Host organisation for Healthwatch England. Current responsibility of assessing NHS commissioning moves to the NHS Commissioning Board. May receive functions from other organisations, e.g. HTA and HFEA"

• Health and Social Care Bill

• The future regulation of health and adult social care in England: a consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers (closed consultation) (25/3/08)

• Care Quality Commission (16/11/07)

• The future regulation of health and adult social care in England - response to consultation (27/11/06)

Other

• Health and Social Care Bill 2007-08 (updated as the Bill progressed through Parliament)

• Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, 'Monitoring places of detention: First annual report of the United Kingdom's National Preventive Mechanism: 1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010' (Cm 8010, February 2011)